Covid Status

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
//Anti-Masking trolls: already know your POV. Before you say anything - the flu does not cause pulmonary fibrosis or brain damage. Move onto another thread please.//

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure the numbers are higher. I work for MCPS and me and several coworkers have had it recently/currently and I don't see it reflected in the numbers. I doubt people are testing their kids and/or reporting so I'm sure the numbers are higher. Montgomery County is listed as "low" for rate of infection but I have known so many people recently with it that I don't totally believe that. I am lucky that my case is pretty mild but my coworker had a really rough go of it.

Most people aren't reporting infections. I didn't report it. Why? We were staying home, and there was no risk to anyone else at that point.

Because MCPS has protocols in place that are triggered by a certain number of students/add in a class. The state of Maryland still tracks cases and relies on people reporting their positive case. You can still report a case within MCPS using the Google form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfs2RqaGzagPTfOg-HJEUXEbIcH-zyADhFZRS7ifjAf21wPBw/viewform

Many of us are high risk and/or immunocompromised and rely on people being honest and follow public health policy. Thank you for isolating but you need to follow through with reporting. Don’t be selfish

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure the numbers are higher. I work for MCPS and me and several coworkers have had it recently/currently and I don't see it reflected in the numbers. I doubt people are testing their kids and/or reporting so I'm sure the numbers are higher. Montgomery County is listed as "low" for rate of infection but I have known so many people recently with it that I don't totally believe that. I am lucky that my case is pretty mild but my coworker had a really rough go of it.

Most people aren't reporting infections. I didn't report it. Why? We were staying home, and there was no risk to anyone else at that point.

I really don’t understand why anyone is reporting cases at this point. It’s a complete waste of time.

That’s a very selfish point of view. Would you feel the same way if you were high risk and/or taking immunosuppressants and found out someone else DIDN’T report it? Do you expect people that are high risk to just hole up somewhere for a few years while you go about thinking reporting is a waste of time? We still have to work and pay bills and get our kids an education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure the numbers are higher. I work for MCPS and me and several coworkers have had it recently/currently and I don't see it reflected in the numbers. I doubt people are testing their kids and/or reporting so I'm sure the numbers are higher. Montgomery County is listed as "low" for rate of infection but I have known so many people recently with it that I don't totally believe that. I am lucky that my case is pretty mild but my coworker had a really rough go of it.

Most people aren't reporting infections. I didn't report it. Why? We were staying home, and there was no risk to anyone else at that point.

I really don’t understand why anyone is reporting cases at this point. It’s a complete waste of time.

That’s a very selfish point of view. Would you feel the same way if you were high risk and/or taking immunosuppressants and found out someone else DIDN’T report it? Do you expect people that are high risk to just hole up somewhere for a few years while you go about thinking reporting is a waste of time? We still have to work and pay bills and get our kids an education.

Umm, you do what you did every flu season before covid.

Then you get on DCUM and try to preach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure the numbers are higher. I work for MCPS and me and several coworkers have had it recently/currently and I don't see it reflected in the numbers. I doubt people are testing their kids and/or reporting so I'm sure the numbers are higher. Montgomery County is listed as "low" for rate of infection but I have known so many people recently with it that I don't totally believe that. I am lucky that my case is pretty mild but my coworker had a really rough go of it.

Most people aren't reporting infections. I didn't report it. Why? We were staying home, and there was no risk to anyone else at that point.

I really don’t understand why anyone is reporting cases at this point. It’s a complete waste of time.

That’s a very selfish point of view. Would you feel the same way if you were high risk and/or taking immunosuppressants and found out someone else DIDN’T report it? Do you expect people that are high risk to just hole up somewhere for a few years while you go about thinking reporting is a waste of time? We still have to work and pay bills and get our kids an education.

Umm, you do what you did every flu season before covid.

Then you get on DCUM and try to preach.

This is the stupidest argument. COVID is much more dangerous than flu. Any numbskull looking at the graphs of deaths and likelihood of post-acute COVID can see this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure the numbers are higher. I work for MCPS and me and several coworkers have had it recently/currently and I don't see it reflected in the numbers. I doubt people are testing their kids and/or reporting so I'm sure the numbers are higher. Montgomery County is listed as "low" for rate of infection but I have known so many people recently with it that I don't totally believe that. I am lucky that my case is pretty mild but my coworker had a really rough go of it.

Most people aren't reporting infections. I didn't report it. Why? We were staying home, and there was no risk to anyone else at that point.

I really don’t understand why anyone is reporting cases at this point. It’s a complete waste of time.

That’s a very selfish point of view. Would you feel the same way if you were high risk and/or taking immunosuppressants and found out someone else DIDN’T report it? Do you expect people that are high risk to just hole up somewhere for a few years while you go about thinking reporting is a waste of time? We still have to work and pay bills and get our kids an education.

I am immunocompromised (chemo) and I couldn’t care less who reports and who doesn’t. I put on my mask and go about my daily life. All
immunocompromised people are not scared sh!fleas of Covid. Some of us have just moved on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure the numbers are higher. I work for MCPS and me and several coworkers have had it recently/currently and I don't see it reflected in the numbers. I doubt people are testing their kids and/or reporting so I'm sure the numbers are higher. Montgomery County is listed as "low" for rate of infection but I have known so many people recently with it that I don't totally believe that. I am lucky that my case is pretty mild but my coworker had a really rough go of it.

Most people aren't reporting infections. I didn't report it. Why? We were staying home, and there was no risk to anyone else at that point.

I really don’t understand why anyone is reporting cases at this point. It’s a complete waste of time.

That’s a very selfish point of view. Would you feel the same way if you were high risk and/or taking immunosuppressants and found out someone else DIDN’T report it? Do you expect people that are high risk to just hole up somewhere for a few years while you go about thinking reporting is a waste of time? We still have to work and pay bills and get our kids an education.

Umm, you do what you did every flu season before covid.

Then you get on DCUM and try to preach.

This is the stupidest argument. COVID is much more dangerous than flu. Any numbskull looking at the graphs of deaths and likelihood of post-acute COVID can see this.

NP
I’m immunocompromised, had Covid, and really don’t care anymore how scared you are. That’s your problem, no one else’s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure the numbers are higher. I work for MCPS and me and several coworkers have had it recently/currently and I don't see it reflected in the numbers. I doubt people are testing their kids and/or reporting so I'm sure the numbers are higher. Montgomery County is listed as "low" for rate of infection but I have known so many people recently with it that I don't totally believe that. I am lucky that my case is pretty mild but my coworker had a really rough go of it.

Most people aren't reporting infections. I didn't report it. Why? We were staying home, and there was no risk to anyone else at that point.

I really don’t understand why anyone is reporting cases at this point. It’s a complete waste of time.

That’s a very selfish point of view. Would you feel the same way if you were high risk and/or taking immunosuppressants and found out someone else DIDN’T report it? Do you expect people that are high risk to just hole up somewhere for a few years while you go about thinking reporting is a waste of time? We still have to work and pay bills and get our kids an education.

PP here. Does taking 2mg of tacrolimus BID as antirejection medication count? I certainly haven't been "holed up." As you said, we've all got bills to pay. I've been working in-person throughout the pandemic, since hospitals never closed.

[Anonymous]

9/14 had 793 cases within a 10-day window. There were 24 schools reporting >= 10 cases. 5 schools reported >= 20 cases. 0 schools reported >= 30 cases.

Largest number of infections:
Richard Montgomery High 28
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High 22
Northwest High 22
Walter Johnson High 22
James Hubert Blake High 20
Earle B. Wood Middle 18
Winston Churchill High 18
North Bethesda Middle 16
Quince Orchard High 16
Snowden Farm Elementary 16
Rockville High 15
Westland Middle 15
Kensington Parkwood Elementary 14
Sligo Middle 13
Bethesda Elementary 12
New Hampshire Estates Elementary 12
Paint Branch High 12
Clarksburg High 11
Springbrook High 11
Gaithersburg High 10
Montgomery Blair High 10
Poolesville High 10
Seneca Valley High 10
Takoma Park Middle 10
Central Office 9
Fairland Elementary 9
Garrett Park Elementary 9
Rachel Carson Elementary 9
Thomas S. Wootton High 9
Wheaton High 9
College Gardens Elementary 8
Ritchie Park Elementary 8
Rock Creek Forest Elementary 8
Tilden Middle 8
Walt Whitman High 8
Bel Pre Elementary 7
Francis Scott Key Middle 7
Kingsview Middle 7
Montgomery Knolls Elementary 7
Sherwood High 7
Westover Elementary 7
Col. Zadok Magruder High 6
Diamond Elementary 6
Lakelands Park Middle 6
Northwood High 6
Parkland Middle 6
Rosemont Elementary 6
Watkins Mill Elementary 6
A. Mario Loiederman Middle 5
Albert Einstein High 5
Argyle Middle 5
Beall Elementary 5
Brookhaven Elementary 5
Damascus High 5
Early Childhood Center at MacDonald Knolls 5
Farmland Elementary 5
Glenallan Elementary 5
Redland Middle 5
Woodfield Elementary 5

Decending percentage:
Early Childhood Center at MacDonald Knolls 5 61 8.2
New Hampshire Estates Elementary 12 509 2.4
Snowden Farm Elementary 16 751 2.1
Kensington Parkwood Elementary 14 663 2.1
Westover Elementary 7 342 2
Ritchie Park Elementary 8 425 1.9
Bethesda Elementary 12 681 1.8
Sligo Middle 13 783 1.7
Westland Middle 15 947 1.6
Earle B. Wood Middle 18 1191 1.5
College Gardens Elementary 8 538 1.5
Fairland Elementary 9 645 1.4
North Bethesda Middle 16 1229 1.3
Woodfield Elementary 5 377 1.3
Garrett Park Elementary 9 756 1.2
Rachel Carson Elementary 9 759 1.2
Bel Pre Elementary 7 577 1.2
Montgomery Knolls Elementary 7 580 1.2
Richard Montgomery High 28 2593 1.1
Rock Creek Forest Elementary 8 759 1.1
Brookhaven Elementary 5 474 1.1
James Hubert Blake High 20 1946 1
Cold Spring Elementary 4 389 1

[Anonymous]

The following is a personal opinion only. Please seek the advice of a medical professional you trust and are comfortable with.

Just a reminder for those doing the name calling (e.g. wearing a diaper, big baby, etc.); (1) you are free to move onto a different thread, (2) we're happy you're fine, but not everyone else is. Last year the lack of attention to trends caused the January / February fiasco where so many schools were out of staff that 31 schools had to go virtual for two weeks and MCPS was begging the National Guard to drive children to school. If MCPS leadership had paid attention to these trends, it all could have been avoided.

I can't stress enough about viral load. If you reduce viral load (ex. masking, air filtration, cleaning surfaces within the school, eating lunch outside, etc.) it is true that you can have a mild exposure and have your body's natural immune system kick in if you're vaccinated with the correct vaccine. BUT if you're only vaccinated with the original formula, or didn't go for the boosters, remember that BA.2.75, BA.4 and BA.5 (the current strains circulating) still have a good chance of making you very ill. Also, if you get a good sized viral load or not getting enough sleep etc., your body's immune system may have trouble keeping up, and your illness will likely be worse.

The issue with covid is less about whether you will be hospitalized, but rather how much cumulative damage your respiratory and circulatory systems will occur. That is something that we, or perhaps your children, may know 10 or 20 years from now.

Not to put too fine a point on mutations, remember that China has a "zero covid policy". Why? Because it's logistically not possible to vaccinate their entire population and keep them vaccinated. The analogy I would use is water pressure building up behind a massive dam. Either (a) people will be like folks here and think covid is over and fail to protect themselves, or (b) a very transmissible strain will propagate faster than it can be quarantined. If that happens, my guess is the funeral pyres will be far worse than what happened in India last year.

I know there are those out there who do not care or will say "why does that affect me?" Besides the economic impact upon the global economy, it's relevant since it opens the door to more mutations. Not saying it's guaranteed, but the math is not good. So far the mutations are relatively mild. The question is whether (a) a mutation with a high impact occurs, or (b) the possible spike proteins will be limited in variation so that eventually vaccines will cover all likely mutations.

If (a) happens and people aren't taking precautions, things will be bad. Very bad. If (b) happens, then covid will eventually run its course and will be closer to H1N1. Something to watch, but not necessarily be concerned about.

Two cents. Feel free to comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The following is a personal opinion only. Please seek the advice of a medical professional you trust and are comfortable with.

Just a reminder for those doing the name calling (e.g. wearing a diaper, big baby, etc.); (1) you are free to move onto a different thread, (2) we're happy you're fine, but not everyone else is. Last year the lack of attention to trends caused the January / February fiasco where so many schools were out of staff that 31 schools had to go virtual for two weeks and MCPS was begging the National Guard to drive children to school. If MCPS leadership had paid attention to these trends, it all could have been avoided.

I can't stress enough about viral load. If you reduce viral load (ex. masking, air filtration, cleaning surfaces within the school, eating lunch outside, etc.) it is true that you can have a mild exposure and have your body's natural immune system kick in if you're vaccinated with the correct vaccine. BUT if you're only vaccinated with the original formula, or didn't go for the boosters, remember that BA.2.75, BA.4 and BA.5 (the current strains circulating) still have a good chance of making you very ill. Also, if you get a good sized viral load or not getting enough sleep etc., your body's immune system may have trouble keeping up, and your illness will likely be worse.

The issue with covid is less about whether you will be hospitalized, but rather how much cumulative damage your respiratory and circulatory systems will occur. That is something that we, or perhaps your children, may know 10 or 20 years from now.

Not to put too fine a point on mutations, remember that China has a "zero covid policy". Why? Because it's logistically not possible to vaccinate their entire population and keep them vaccinated. The analogy I would use is water pressure building up behind a massive dam. Either (a) people will be like folks here and think covid is over and fail to protect themselves, or (b) a very transmissible strain will propagate faster than it can be quarantined. If that happens, my guess is the funeral pyres will be far worse than what happened in India last year.

I know there are those out there who do not care or will say "why does that affect me?" Besides the economic impact upon the global economy, it's relevant since it opens the door to more mutations. Not saying it's guaranteed, but the math is not good. So far the mutations are relatively mild. The question is whether (a) a mutation with a high impact occurs, or (b) the possible spike proteins will be limited in variation so that eventually vaccines will cover all likely mutations.

If (a) happens and people aren't taking precautions, things will be bad. Very bad. If (b) happens, then covid will eventually run its course and will be closer to H1N1. Something to watch, but not necessarily be concerned about.

Two cents. Feel free to comment.

China has a zero Covid policy because it’s an authoritarian/totalitarian hell hole not because they care about their citizens.

[Anonymous]

Not interested in following China’s lead in anything. China is a mess. Honestly, the US did better over the past three years. China’s vaccines were a huge failure. And the US is now moving on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The following is a personal opinion only. Please seek the advice of a medical professional you trust and are comfortable with.

Just a reminder for those doing the name calling (e.g. wearing a diaper, big baby, etc.); (1) you are free to move onto a different thread, (2) we're happy you're fine, but not everyone else is. Last year the lack of attention to trends caused the January / February fiasco where so many schools were out of staff that 31 schools had to go virtual for two weeks and MCPS was begging the National Guard to drive children to school. If MCPS leadership had paid attention to these trends, it all could have been avoided.

I can't stress enough about viral load. If you reduce viral load (ex. masking, air filtration, cleaning surfaces within the school, eating lunch outside, etc.) it is true that you can have a mild exposure and have your body's natural immune system kick in if you're vaccinated with the correct vaccine. BUT if you're only vaccinated with the original formula, or didn't go for the boosters, remember that BA.2.75, BA.4 and BA.5 (the current strains circulating) still have a good chance of making you very ill. Also, if you get a good sized viral load or not getting enough sleep etc., your body's immune system may have trouble keeping up, and your illness will likely be worse.

The issue with covid is less about whether you will be hospitalized, but rather how much cumulative damage your respiratory and circulatory systems will occur. That is something that we, or perhaps your children, may know 10 or 20 years from now.

Not to put too fine a point on mutations, remember that China has a "zero covid policy". Why? Because it's logistically not possible to vaccinate their entire population and keep them vaccinated. The analogy I would use is water pressure building up behind a massive dam. Either (a) people will be like folks here and think covid is over and fail to protect themselves, or (b) a very transmissible strain will propagate faster than it can be quarantined. If that happens, my guess is the funeral pyres will be far worse than what happened in India last year.

I know there are those out there who do not care or will say "why does that affect me?" Besides the economic impact upon the global economy, it's relevant since it opens the door to more mutations. Not saying it's guaranteed, but the math is not good. So far the mutations are relatively mild. The question is whether (a) a mutation with a high impact occurs, or (b) the possible spike proteins will be limited in variation so that eventually vaccines will cover all likely mutations.

If (a) happens and people aren't taking precautions, things will be bad. Very bad. If (b) happens, then covid will eventually run its course and will be closer to H1N1. Something to watch, but not necessarily be concerned about.

Two cents. Feel free to comment.

Misinformation. This was proven to be a politically-motivated BS story. India has done no worse or better than any other country with regard to COVID.

[Anonymous]

My kid had no sub or teacher in one of her classes yesterday. Kids all behaved but I imagine the teacher will be out for more than one day. Covid is not over and I'm tired of people minimizing its impacts.

[Anonymous]

My kid’s school lists just 1 case of COVID reported in the past 7 days. I would be shocked if she was really the only one. That would mean she did get it from me and I got it from my school (where there are 2 cases reported in the last 7 days according to the dashboard).