Should I test my kid today or tomorrow morning?

[Anonymous]

Rapid testing.

[Anonymous]

If you got together on Sunday with other people, even non-household family, I’d wait until tomorrow morning.

That’s still pretty soon after a possible exposure, but it will at least increase the likelihood of having a high enough viral load to be detected if the child is infected. Otherwise, today should be fine.

[Anonymous]

Today is fine!

I just hope that there is not a huge teacher shortage following this test like there was following winter break.

[Anonymous]

Tomorrow is ideal-- pretty much regardless of your exposure timing, it's most accurate to test as close as possible to the activity (school) in question. But I understand doing it tonight to make plans for staying home/childcare if it's positive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rapid testing.

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tomorrow morning. we did everyday for the past three days after an exposure and got a positive for our whole family on the third day of testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rapid testing.

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tomorrow morning. we did everyday for the past three days after an exposure and got a positive for our whole family on the third day of testing.

+1 It takes a few days for your viral load to build up after exposure for the at home rapid tests to detect COVID. MCPS request for everyone to test today (Monday) will miss many COVID cases if spread occurred at religious services and family gatherings on Sunday.

[Anonymous]

Tomorrow morning though it’s probably still too soon.

[Anonymous]

When you can. Tomorrow is ideal, but today is still good. We tested today, but we have been home from our trip since Friday and have seen no one in the past three days.

[Anonymous]

Either is fine. Regardless, plan for your child to bring home covid so you may want to save the tests.

[Anonymous]

Neither, why would you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When you can. Tomorrow is ideal, but today is still good. We tested today, but we have been home from our trip since Friday and have seen no one in the past three days.

Are you hermits?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When you can. Tomorrow is ideal, but today is still good. We tested today, but we have been home from our trip since Friday and have seen no one in the past three days.

Are you hermits?

Your home life must be pretty bad.

[Anonymous]

We tested on Monday night, everyone's negative.

[Anonymous]

Why are you testing at all?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you testing at all?

How is this even a question?