I’ve had the vaccine, but DS tested positive yesterday - should I quarantine?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you fully vaccinated, ie., enough time has passed since your last shot? If not, you should.

Do you have symptoms?

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html

"If you’ve been around someone who has COVID-19, you do not need to stay away from others or get tested unless you have symptoms."

I don't read this guidance as applying to a situation where you are living with the positive person. "been around" implies a lesser level of exposure. I'd still quarantine

[Anonymous]

Lots of people are "done" and have warned those of us with chronic health conditions that we need to be locked inside until we can maybe get a vaccine.

I would quarantine OP. You don't want to spread this to others and you may develop an asymptomatic case.

[Anonymous]

We just had this same situation with two COViD positive kids and two vaccinated adults. Adults did not quarantine or isolate and tested negative several times. Guidance by our health dept was only need to test and quarantine if we developed symptoms. This is new guideline.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, how is this a question. You have covid in your home. There are concerns even though you are vaccinated you an still spread/shed. Stop being selfish. How is this even a question?

It's a question the CDC has answered.

The CDC keeps changing its stance for political reasons. If they did this crap under Trump everyone would be outraged. OP got her kid exposed to COVID and that child tested positive. Common decency is to have everyone stay home and stop the spread.

So we are supposed to not follow the CDC guidance, which says no need to quarantine, in favor of your subjective sense of common decency?

+1

The data all points to vaccines stopping the spread.

[Anonymous]

While the exposed person may be immune from the virus and spreading it respiratorally, isn’t that same person covered in the virus (hair, clothes, skin) which would be highly contagious (which is why we are advised to wash hands and wipe surfaces diligently)?

I’d assume the exposed family has the virus all over their home and belongings. Correct me if I’m wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While the exposed person may be immune from the virus and spreading it respiratorally, isn’t that same person covered in the virus (hair, clothes, skin) which would be highly contagious (which is why we are advised to wash hands and wipe surfaces diligently)?

I’d assume the exposed family has the virus all over their home and belongings. Correct me if I’m wrong.

No. That's not how it works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While the exposed person may be immune from the virus and spreading it respiratorally, isn’t that same person covered in the virus (hair, clothes, skin) which would be highly contagious (which is why we are advised to wash hands and wipe surfaces diligently)?

I’d assume the exposed family has the virus all over their home and belongings. Correct me if I’m wrong.

No. That's not how it works.

+1

We've known this for months.

[Anonymous]

Washing hands is good practice generally speaking.

The whole 'wash hands and keep things clean to fight covid' is...nonsense. It's 1% of the battle, if that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, how is this a question. You have covid in your home. There are concerns even though you are vaccinated you an still spread/shed. Stop being selfish. How is this even a question?

It's a question the CDC has answered.

The CDC keeps changing its stance for political reasons. If they did this crap under Trump everyone would be outraged. OP got her kid exposed to COVID and that child tested positive. Common decency is to have everyone stay home and stop the spread.

So we are supposed to not follow the CDC guidance, which says no need to quarantine, in favor of your subjective sense of common decency?

I am not either of the above, but would add myself that I had wondered if the CDC said things like that because they were concerned people wouldn't get vaccinated because the benefits didnt seem strong enough