How long do we need to quarantine? (APS)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DD is vaxed (more than 6 months out) but not boosted and had a close contact with a positive case today. I will call the nurse on Monday but I can’t tell from the APS website how long she needs to quarantine. 5 days with negative PCR? 8 days after test on day 5? 14 days? Thank you!

Don't call the nurse. Just go to school. These rules are likely changing before the end of the month with Youngkin and the new VDH.

The likelihood of her testing positive is less than 5%. Not worth it for her to miss school

Can you please provide where you got your days that it is less than 5%?

It’s prob way lower than that. Other places tracking how many close contacts actually end up testing positive. UK and LA stats were below 1%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD is vaxed (more than 6 months out) but not boosted and had a close contact with a positive case today. I will call the nurse on Monday but I can’t tell from the APS website how long she needs to quarantine. 5 days with negative PCR? 8 days after test on day 5? 14 days? Thank you!

Don't call the nurse. Just go to school. These rules are likely changing before the end of the month with Youngkin and the new VDH.

The likelihood of her testing positive is less than 5%. Not worth it for her to miss school

Can you please provide where you got your days that it is less than 5%?

It’s prob way lower than that. Other places tracking how many close contacts actually end up testing positive. UK and LA stats were below 1%

Yeah, I just put 5% for some margin of error. It is likely less than 1%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD is vaxed (more than 6 months out) but not boosted and had a close contact with a positive case today. I will call the nurse on Monday but I can’t tell from the APS website how long she needs to quarantine. 5 days with negative PCR? 8 days after test on day 5? 14 days? Thank you!

Don't call the nurse. Just go to school. These rules are likely changing before the end of the month with Youngkin and the new VDH.

The likelihood of her testing positive is less than 5%. Not worth it for her to miss school

+1,000 If my kid is actually sick, then they won't go to school. Otherwise, they're going to school.

And I'm definitely not testing. We don't asymptomatically test people for the flu. We'll soon not be doing it for COVID too.

Next week you’ll wonder why so many teachers are out due to breakthrough cases…

Are we really still calling them "breakthrough" cases at this point? The vaccine (even with boosters) does not stop transmission.

Everyone's going to get COVID. According to the COVID ninnies, all the teachers have already gotten it already (for anyone who hasn't gotten it yet, your time is coming). Considering how extremely rare reinfections are, especially after vaccination, they'll be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD is vaxed (more than 6 months out) but not boosted and had a close contact with a positive case today. I will call the nurse on Monday but I can’t tell from the APS website how long she needs to quarantine. 5 days with negative PCR? 8 days after test on day 5? 14 days? Thank you!

Don't call the nurse. Just go to school. These rules are likely changing before the end of the month with Youngkin and the new VDH.

The likelihood of her testing positive is less than 5%. Not worth it for her to miss school

There is literally no way you can know this. Close contacts can mean a wide range of things- were they chatting outside a few feet apart for 30 minutes? Or were they hanging out indoors, close together, etc? Also, Omicron is spreading way easier. OPs daughter does not have to quarantine, should go to school tomorrow and should test in a few days if she has any symptoms. But don't go around giving out unreal stats on transmission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD is vaxed (more than 6 months out) but not boosted and had a close contact with a positive case today. I will call the nurse on Monday but I can’t tell from the APS website how long she needs to quarantine. 5 days with negative PCR? 8 days after test on day 5? 14 days? Thank you!

Don't call the nurse. Just go to school. These rules are likely changing before the end of the month with Youngkin and the new VDH.

The likelihood of her testing positive is less than 5%. Not worth it for her to miss school

There is literally no way you can know this. Close contacts can mean a wide range of things- were they chatting outside a few feet apart for 30 minutes? Or were they hanging out indoors, close together, etc? Also, Omicron is spreading way easier. OPs daughter does not have to quarantine, should go to school tomorrow and should test in a few days if she has any symptoms. But don't go around giving out unreal stats on transmission.

Don't test at all unless she gets symptoms. Stay home if sick, go to school if not. It's only weeks or months before that's the policy in VA.

[Anonymous]

The 1% stat is for close contacts in school under Alpha. It is closer to 5% with Delta and unknown for omicron. But this child wasn't in school, so her close contact could easily have a much higher rate. Sleepover, carpooling, or tea parties have much higher close contact rates

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 1% stat is for close contacts in school under Alpha. It is closer to 5% with Delta and unknown for omicron. But this child wasn't in school, so her close contact could easily have a much higher rate. Sleepover, carpooling, or tea parties have much higher close contact rates

Exactly- my kid got it at an unmasked outdoor playdate. She probably would have not gotten it if they were in school masked.

[Anonymous]

If you're child is symptomatic, have them stay home. If they're not, send them to school.

Easy answer. It's what most APS are doing anyway. If you want to voluntarily have your kid miss school (for a policy that will be changed by the end of this school year to similar to how we treat any other illness), then be my guest, but you're only hurting your child.