Will you let your kid go back to college in the fall if things are the same?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PSA: Labcorp now has reliable antibody screens. Free or $10, depending on whether you walk in or have an MD prescription. They bill your insurance or the government (if Labcorp isn’t your preferred lab).

We think there is a good chance a COVID went through our house in late February. Kids mildly ill. Adults pretty sick. Flu and strep negative. But no COVID testing available. So, we are getting testing done tomorrow (except my sophomore. They aren’t testing minors yet). I know it’s not 100% guarantee of no reinfection. But I’ll feel a lot better if my senior tests positive. It’s some protection and decreases the possibility that he will get sick on campus, get others sick, or be quarantined on campus. I’ll also feel better about him taking a customer facing summer job.

He’s headed to a SLAC where 80% of the classes are less than 20 kids. So that’s a relief too. Of course residence halls, dining halls, etc are still a huge problem. But there is no reason most classes can’t be in person (if the professor isn’t high risk).

DH and I are scheduled to get tested tomorrow for antibodies. We're getting an order from our Doc so the testing will be free. We're about 99% certain he had the virus back in early February after a trip to San Francisco. He had every symptom including high fever that lasted about four days, and a dry cough that lasted about three weeks. After that DC and I came down with bad colds, but didn't have the fever or lingering cough.

I have read the research that says it's not certain that we can't get the virus again if we have the antibodies, but I still want to know and will feel a bit more relaxed knowing we have some protection.

DC is going to the west coast for college and WILL be going in the fall if campus is open.

Also, Quest Diagnostics is doing the testing as well and you can sign up directly on their website to get tested. Without a doctor's order it's $120.00.