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Anonymous
Too bad you kid is in quarantine. You knew it would be an issue. The CDC recommends many things and MCPS isn't following anything but masking. Majority of kids who can be vaccinated are. The problem is the majority of kids cannot be vaccinated AND the vaccine is effective at reducing symptoms but you can still get and spread covid vaccinated. Parents need to be responsible with their behavior and their kids behavior. |
Anonymous
MCPS is barely quarantining. Covid is serious. If parents cannot be responsible in their behavior and their kids behavior this is going to keep happening and reducing quarantine is only going to make things worse given how easily covid spreads. There should be mandatory twice weekly testing, social distancing and much more to help stop the spread. But, there isn't. So, you have your in person school so stop complaining already. You got what you wanted and its still not good enough. |
Anonymous
I've decided I like you. I can't tell if you're truly talented troll or a hypochondriac with social anxiety disorder, but either way you're pretty entertaining. |
Anonymous
I am neither. But, you clear are. I am someone with common sense who doesn't want people to get sick, especially kids nor do I. I have long term health issues and you don't get how bad it can get till you go through it. You don't care, which is why we have the thread and issues we do. Precautions, common sense and caring about others would go a long way. I think its sad how people here scream about mental health and expect the school to take care of it and that speaks volumes of who they are and how they parent. Its sad people think schools should be responsible for everyone one and every thing. Its only a village when they are the ones who take advantage of others to raise their kids. People aren't setting a good example on teaching kids how to be responsible, care about others and just common sense. Other countries have it under control as they put effort into it. We have put zero effort beyond vaccinates and clearly they help with hospitalization but they aren't helping with the spread when numbers are very high given what they were this time last year. We aren't in this together. Its sad when you read posts here that parents think nothing of sending their kids in sick, refuse to get them mental health treatment, therapies, tutoring that they need and if its not done by the school during school hours, kids go without. Its even sad how many wealthy families are demanding their kids be fed three meals a day at school as they cannot be bothered when ew should be giving that extra food to families who need it vs. lazy families. |
Anonymous
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The CDC quarantine recommendation is kids within 6 feet for over 15 minutes:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/K-12-contact-tracing.html Who needs to quarantine? People who are not fully vaccinated and are determined to be a close contact of someone with COVID-19 need to quarantine. Please refer to the Decision Tree for Identifying COVID-19 Close Contacts pdf icon[111 KB, 1 page] to help determine who is a close contact. They should: Get tested immediately and quarantine (stay at home and away from other people) immediately for a period of 14 days from the date of their last exposure, unless they receive different instructions from their school official or a public health official. If they initially test negative, test again 5-7 days after the date of their last known exposure and continue to quarantine for the full 14 days. If they initially test negative, test again 5-7 days after the date of their last known exposure to determine if they have developed COVID-19 as early as possible. If this test is negative, continue to quarantine for the remainder of the 14-day quarantine period. Isolate immediately if they develop symptoms of COVID-19 or test positive and notify the school so that the school can conduct any necessary contact tracing. If the person who is quarantining does not develop symptoms of COVID-19 and does not test positive or is not tested, that person can go back into public spaces, including school, on day 15. Who does NOT need to quarantine? People who are fully vaccinated and people who have tested positive on a viral test for COVID-19 within the past 90 days, completed 10 days of isolation and subsequently recovered do not need to quarantine if they come into close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. They should monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days after the exposure and isolate immediately if they develop symptoms of COVID-19. They should consult with a healthcare provider for testing recommendations if new symptoms develop. While fully vaccinated people who are determined to be a close contact do not need to quarantine, they should: Get tested 3-5 days after their last known exposure—even if they don’t have symptoms. Wear a mask indoors in public for 14 days following their last exposure or until their test result is negative. Note: Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, should wear a mask indoors in public in communities with substantial to high transmission, whether or not they have been exposed. Everyone should also wear a mask in K-12 schools at all times, regardless of vaccination status or the level of community transmission. Monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days and get tested and isolate immediately if they develop symptoms of COVID-19. Even though fully vaccinated close contacts are not required to quarantine, they are expected to wear a mask for 14 days indoors in public (including in schools) or until they have a negative test. Please note that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, should wear a mask in areas of substantial to high transmission in indoor public settings, whether or not they have been exposed. Everyone should also wear a mask in K-12 schools at all times, regardless of vaccination status and the level of community transmission. The school should ensure there is a plan for fully vaccinated close contacts to stay masked at all times indoors. During times in the school day when students or staff may typically remove masks indoors (such as during lunches, snacks, band practice, etc.), have a plan for them to adequately distance from others and ensure they wear their masks when not actively participating in these activities (such as when they are not actively eating). |
Anonymous
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CDC COVID guidance - recommends distancing, testing
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html Key Takeaways Students benefit from in-person learning, and safely returning to in-person instruction in the fall 2021 is a priority. Vaccination is the leading public health prevention strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Promoting vaccination can help schools safely return to in-person learning as well as extracurricular activities and sports. Due to the circulating and highly contagious Delta variant, CDC recommends universal indoor masking by all students (age 2 and older), staff, teachers, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. In addition to universal indoor masking, CDC recommends schools maintain at least 3 feet of physical distance between students within classrooms to reduce transmission risk. When it is not possible to maintain a physical distance of at least 3 feet, such as when schools cannot fully re-open while maintaining these distances, it is especially important to layer multiple other prevention strategies, such as screening testing. Screening testing, ventilation, handwashing and respiratory etiquette, staying home when sick and getting tested, contact tracing in combination with quarantine and isolation, and cleaning and disinfection are also important layers of prevention to keep schools safe. Students, teachers, and staff should stay home when they have signs of any infectious illness and be referred to their healthcare provider for testing and care. Many schools serve children under the age of 12 who are not eligible for vaccination at this time. Therefore, this guidance emphasizes implementing layered prevention strategies (e.g., using multiple prevention strategies together consistently) to protect students, teachers, staff, visitors, and other members of their households and support in-person learning. Localities should monitor community transmission, vaccination coverage, screening testing, and occurrence of outbreaks to guide decisions on the level of layered prevention strategies (e.g., physical distancing, screening testing). Summary of Recent Changes Updates as of August 4, 2021 Updated to recommend universal indoor masking for all students, staff, teachers, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. Added recommendation for fully vaccinated people who have a known exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 to be tested 3-5 days after exposure, regardless of whether they have symptoms. |
Anonymous
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CDC recommends regular testing:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/school-testing.html Regular COVID-19 Testing Protects Everyone Regular testing, in addition to COVID-19 vaccination, is a safe, effective way to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and help keep schools open for in-person learning. Many people with COVID-19, especially children and teens, don’t have symptoms but can still spread the virus, so regular testing helps find people who have the virus before it can spread to others. This is especially important for children under 12 years old who are not yet able to get vaccinated against COVID-19, families, and staff with younger children at home, and others who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 or are otherwise at risk for getting seriously sick from COVID-19. Finding who has the virus early means steps can be taken to prevent COVID-19 from spreading and causing an outbreak, so schools can stay open. Regular testing also means parents or guardians get notified if their child tests positive, allowing them to plan for treatment and take steps to protect the rest of the family from COVID-19. Regular testing will help keep students in the classroom and allows them to take part in the other activities they love. |
Anonymous
vaccination helps protect people from serious illness but vaccinated people still get and spread covid so not sure about your assertions |
Anonymous
This. Given that we know covid is airborne and can travel through the air ducts, they should really be sending the whole school home for a positive case. Might change behavior finally. |
Anonymous
Ehhh, no. We can't have the crazies making crazy policy. Time to start getting the kids up for school... |
Anonymous
Vaccinated people are 8 times less likely to be infected (also 25 times less likely to experience hospitalization or death). |
Anonymous
Well said. |
Anonymous
Hypochondriacs can be fun. There's often some initial basis in an actual health disorder, like IBD, but then branches out wildly from there to include health conditions caused by a sedentary, homebound lifestyle. When the real health problems don’t magically disappear, things spiral as the person tries to find other explanations for health problems. This is where it get fun, particularly when people start convincing themselves they have made up diseases (please, please tell me you have morgellons disease, or that a doctor has ever used the term “conversion disorder” to you). |
Anonymous
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That's a lousy comment, PP. Plenty of people actually do have chronic health issues.
It's true that most people with chronic health issues do not spend their time posting "People should behave better! YOU are the problem!" posts anonymously on DCUM. |
Anonymous
Why stop there? Quarantine the whole county. Shut it all down. We’re not going to get to Covid zero while hospitals, police/fire departments, grocery stores, etc., keep operating. It’s not society’s job to bail people out of their responsibility. to care for spouses and parents, protect their family, and forage/hunt for food. If you love your family, you’ll find away. Unless you’re lazy or too busy looking up your own ailments on WebMD. |