Covid on campus? Anyone testing positive now? How are they handling it?

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Anonymous wrote:My son is at a big 10. Lots of posts on parents page about kids turning pos. They isolate you in a special dorm room if they can unless you live less than 4 hours away you have to go home. You are isolated for 5 days. Last week the dorm filled up and parents are now paying for hotels out of pocket.

If my son felt sick I would tell him not to test. Missing a week of classes is a lot and we all already had delta and omnicrom.

I think schools need to stop this nonsense with isolation. Ever since Delta passed its been like the flu. It was more like a cold with Omnicron for us.

Wow, you're cavalier with everyone else's health. You really don't get this disease or even how to spell its variant! Having omicron does not necessarily build not sufficient antibodies to prevent reinfection, esp w/ additional variants. Yes, there is some spreading before getting a positive test, but ignoring testing and isolating is just going to reignite the pandemic and result in more variants. Just try to be responsible.

Are you serious in that you think you can avoid covid anymore? OMG, get a clue. Keep running, Forest.

You are the problem. Try being just a little bit responsible. Masking with symptoms/pos test or if being in contact with infected people won't kill you or cramp your style too much and will help those around you stay well. But, it sounds like you only care about your own convenience.

How many times have you had it? I’m guessing none if you are still acting like this is a huge deal for 99.99 percent of people.

How many times have YOU had it? If more than one I'm guessing you're utterly irresponsible.

I've never had it and I do act utterly irresponsibly according to you. No one in my family of 5 has had it either. We don't mask or test.

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DDs apartment mate just tested positive. Not really anything she can do. Thankfully they can be pretty far apart and have their own bedroom/bathrooms.

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Anonymous wrote:My son is at a big 10. Lots of posts on parents page about kids turning pos. They isolate you in a special dorm room if they can unless you live less than 4 hours away you have to go home. You are isolated for 5 days. Last week the dorm filled up and parents are now paying for hotels out of pocket.

If my son felt sick I would tell him not to test. Missing a week of classes is a lot and we all already had delta and omnicrom.

I think schools need to stop this nonsense with isolation. Ever since Delta passed its been like the flu. It was more like a cold with Omnicron for us.

Wow, you're cavalier with everyone else's health. You really don't get this disease or even how to spell its variant! Having omicron does not necessarily build not sufficient antibodies to prevent reinfection, esp w/ additional variants. Yes, there is some spreading before getting a positive test, but ignoring testing and isolating is just going to reignite the pandemic and result in more variants. Just try to be responsible.

Are you serious in that you think you can avoid covid anymore? OMG, get a clue. Keep running, Forest.

You are the problem. Try being just a little bit responsible. Masking with symptoms/pos test or if being in contact with infected people won't kill you or cramp your style too much and will help those around you stay well. But, it sounds like you only care about your own convenience.

How many times have you had it? I’m guessing none if you are still acting like this is a huge deal for 99.99 percent of people.

How many times have YOU had it? If more than one I'm guessing you're utterly irresponsible.

I've never had it and I do act utterly irresponsibly according to you. No one in my family of 5 has had it either. We don't mask or test.

You’ll get it. And you’ll know it when you do.

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I guess we have just given up now, huh?

So frustrating.

I guess the cautious among us will just have to get as many shots as we are offered and do our best not to be in crowded places.

3 of our 4 family members have now had it, despite taking as many precautions as we could. Luckily, we have all had it in mild form. Waiting for our next booster, which is expected soon, correct?

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I'm a professor who is immunocompromised. Tell your kids not to complain when they see profs in masks. Jesus. You people are evil.

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If anyone's kid is at an even minimally responsible school, please share the name.

These reports are really awful. (as are some of the parents). No wonder so many Americans died.

Modern day citizens are selfish and ignorant.

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Anonymous wrote:One of my kid’s colleges has a great screening testing program and an isolation form and mask requirements in certain conditions.

The other kid’s college has nothing! All they did was handout one rapid test at check-in! No isolation dorm (poor roommate and fellow users of the hall bathroom) and no assistance with classes and professors. My kid is a freshman who hasn’t had COVID yet and I am sure he will get it within a week. I worry that he will miss class and not be taken care of with food or medical care.

Name the schools please.

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Anonymous wrote:The parents on our FB page are not happy that there is no longer a quarantine dorm...says "but the roommate" when we all know the roommate has already been exposed for two days. Some of them also were very disappointed that no one at move in was wearing masks but them. I think i saw maybe two masks that day.

At ours you are supposed to report to the school and order meals via an app. Supposed to wear an N95 when you return to class on day 6-10. Not sure my kid has ever worn an N95 and I certainly didn't send any. When he had covid in May he totally felt fine with a "weird feeling throat" so I am going to guess that he probably wouldn't test like the post above if felt similar...we just had it going thru our house so that's why he tested before.

Well, consider the type of parent who posts on a college FB page .... of course they are complaining.

I do think some schools are hinting that they'd rather you just not test unless you are really sick and need to go to the health center. My kid had it before school started, but if he had to miss class over a slightly scratchy throat, I'd be really mad. Wearing a mask is fine, but these kids are not actually sick (as in symptomatic).

They are INFECTIOUS. That is the point.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS is a first year at a liberal arts college that has required masks until the end of next week. His roommate tested positive a couple of days ago. My DS is negative. School doesn’t isolate roommates but he doesn’t want to potentially infect anyone so he’s eating alone outside and not interacting much with other people. Hasn’t made friends and is stressed about getting sick. He tries to be out of the room outside during the day or masked studying in a different building but of course he is sharing the tiny dorm room at night with a Covid positive person. College no longer provides temporary rooms for Covid positive students.

OMG-and you are paying for this!

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Anonymous wrote:My son is at a big 10. Lots of posts on parents page about kids turning pos. They isolate you in a special dorm room if they can unless you live less than 4 hours away you have to go home. You are isolated for 5 days. Last week the dorm filled up and parents are now paying for hotels out of pocket.

If my son felt sick I would tell him not to test. Missing a week of classes is a lot and we all already had delta and omnicrom.

I think schools need to stop this nonsense with isolation. Ever since Delta passed its been like the flu. It was more like a cold with Omnicron for us.

Wow, you're cavalier with everyone else's health. You really don't get this disease or even how to spell its variant! Having omicron does not necessarily build not sufficient antibodies to prevent reinfection, esp w/ additional variants. Yes, there is some spreading before getting a positive test, but ignoring testing and isolating is just going to reignite the pandemic and result in more variants. Just try to be responsible.

Are you serious in that you think you can avoid covid anymore? OMG, get a clue. Keep running, Forest.

You are the problem. Try being just a little bit responsible. Masking with symptoms/pos test or if being in contact with infected people won't kill you or cramp your style too much and will help those around you stay well. But, it sounds like you only care about your own convenience.

How many times have you had it? I’m guessing none if you are still acting like this is a huge deal for 99.99 percent of people.

How many times have YOU had it? If more than one I'm guessing you're utterly irresponsible.

I've never had it and I do act utterly irresponsibly according to you. No one in my family of 5 has had it either. We don't mask or test.

If you don't test dummy, then I am not surprised that you do not think you have ever had it.

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Anonymous wrote:My son is at a big 10. Lots of posts on parents page about kids turning pos. They isolate you in a special dorm room if they can unless you live less than 4 hours away you have to go home. You are isolated for 5 days. Last week the dorm filled up and parents are now paying for hotels out of pocket.

If my son felt sick I would tell him not to test. Missing a week of classes is a lot and we all already had delta and omnicrom.

I think schools need to stop this nonsense with isolation. Ever since Delta passed its been like the flu. It was more like a cold with Omnicron for us.

Wow, you're cavalier with everyone else's health. You really don't get this disease or even how to spell its variant! Having omicron does not necessarily build not sufficient antibodies to prevent reinfection, esp w/ additional variants. Yes, there is some spreading before getting a positive test, but ignoring testing and isolating is just going to reignite the pandemic and result in more variants. Just try to be responsible.

Are you serious in that you think you can avoid covid anymore? OMG, get a clue. Keep running, Forest.

You are the problem. Try being just a little bit responsible. Masking with symptoms/pos test or if being in contact with infected people won't kill you or cramp your style too much and will help those around you stay well. But, it sounds like you only care about your own convenience.

How many times have you had it? I’m guessing none if you are still acting like this is a huge deal for 99.99 percent of people.

How many times have YOU had it? If more than one I'm guessing you're utterly irresponsible.

I've never had it and I do act utterly irresponsibly according to you. No one in my family of 5 has had it either. We don't mask or test.

If you don't test dummy, then I am not surprised that you do not think you have ever had it.

And if I’ve had it it was unnoticeable. We have not been sick in over 2 years. So what if we had it?

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Anonymous wrote:My son is at a big 10. Lots of posts on parents page about kids turning pos. They isolate you in a special dorm room if they can unless you live less than 4 hours away you have to go home. You are isolated for 5 days. Last week the dorm filled up and parents are now paying for hotels out of pocket.

If my son felt sick I would tell him not to test. Missing a week of classes is a lot and we all already had delta and omnicrom.

I think schools need to stop this nonsense with isolation. Ever since Delta passed its been like the flu. It was more like a cold with Omnicron for us.

Wow, you're cavalier with everyone else's health. You really don't get this disease or even how to spell its variant! Having omicron does not necessarily build not sufficient antibodies to prevent reinfection, esp w/ additional variants. Yes, there is some spreading before getting a positive test, but ignoring testing and isolating is just going to reignite the pandemic and result in more variants. Just try to be responsible.

Are you serious in that you think you can avoid covid anymore? OMG, get a clue. Keep running, Forest.

You are the problem. Try being just a little bit responsible. Masking with symptoms/pos test or if being in contact with infected people won't kill you or cramp your style too much and will help those around you stay well. But, it sounds like you only care about your own convenience.

How many times have you had it? I’m guessing none if you are still acting like this is a huge deal for 99.99 percent of people.

How many times have YOU had it? If more than one I'm guessing you're utterly irresponsible.

I've never had it and I do act utterly irresponsibly according to you. No one in my family of 5 has had it either. We don't mask or test.

If you don't test, you don't know if you had it. Denial must be nice.

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Anonymous wrote:just got an email, "Did you know you can buy covid tests from the new vending machines around campus?"

super...

Wow. Because that's how every college kid wants to spend their money...on Covid tests.

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Anonymous wrote:My son is at a big 10. Lots of posts on parents page about kids turning pos. They isolate you in a special dorm room if they can unless you live less than 4 hours away you have to go home. You are isolated for 5 days. Last week the dorm filled up and parents are now paying for hotels out of pocket.

If my son felt sick I would tell him not to test. Missing a week of classes is a lot and we all already had delta and omnicrom.

I think schools need to stop this nonsense with isolation. Ever since Delta passed its been like the flu. It was more like a cold with Omnicron for us.

Wow, you're cavalier with everyone else's health. You really don't get this disease or even how to spell its variant! Having omicron does not necessarily build not sufficient antibodies to prevent reinfection, esp w/ additional variants. Yes, there is some spreading before getting a positive test, but ignoring testing and isolating is just going to reignite the pandemic and result in more variants. Just try to be responsible.

Are you serious in that you think you can avoid covid anymore? OMG, get a clue. Keep running, Forest.

You are the problem. Try being just a little bit responsible. Masking with symptoms/pos test or if being in contact with infected people won't kill you or cramp your style too much and will help those around you stay well. But, it sounds like you only care about your own convenience.

The college kids won’t test because most colleges offer no accommodation for missed work/classes if the kids test positive and isolate. They also don’t offer alternative accommodations.

Realistically if testing and reporting results is only punitive to the kids, they aren’t going to do it.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a professor who is immunocompromised. Tell your kids not to complain when they see profs in masks. Jesus. You people are evil.

Do you offer full makeups and support for kids who test positive and isolate? What do you do if a kid has to miss class for 5-10 days in isolation?