When Will MCPS Quarantine Rules Change?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

In diseases with other characteristics it could make sense. But given that we don’t quarantine students for the flu it doesn’t make sense to keep quarantine Covid, particularly once high-risk people can be vaccinated.

Heck, RSV is a bigger problem for kids right now than Covid and we’re not quarantining RSV contacts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

In diseases with other characteristics it could make sense. But given that we don’t quarantine students for the flu it doesn’t make sense to keep quarantine Covid, particularly once high-risk people can be vaccinated.

Heck, RSV is a bigger problem for kids right now than Covid and we’re not quarantining RSV contacts.

Medical caregivers generally don't test for RSV, and there's no vaccine against RSV, but other than that...

In any case, you are not arguing against different quarantine policies for people who are vaccinated/unvaccinated against covid, you're arguing for no quarantine policy for covid at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

Except no kids under 12 are vaccinated and you can still get Covid vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

In diseases with other characteristics it could make sense. But given that we don’t quarantine students for the flu it doesn’t make sense to keep quarantine Covid, particularly once high-risk people can be vaccinated.

Heck, RSV is a bigger problem for kids right now than Covid and we’re not quarantining RSV contacts.

Medical caregivers generally don't test for RSV, and there's no vaccine against RSV, but other than that...

In any case, you are not arguing against different quarantine policies for people who are vaccinated/unvaccinated against covid, you're arguing for no quarantine policy for covid at all.

Correct, I don’t think there should be a quarantine policy for Covid at all. I think it’s mostly being kept around as a backdoor method for requiring vaccinations. Just based on individual and public health risk, it makes no sense that we’re quarantining students for Covid but not flu or RSV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Except no kids under 12 are vaccinated and you can still get Covid vaccinated.

This again? Yes, you can get covid post-vax. But the chances of catching it are greatly reduced, as are the chances of transmitting it to someone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

Except no kids under 12 are vaccinated and you can still get Covid vaccinated.

Ok…BFD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

In diseases with other characteristics it could make sense. But given that we don’t quarantine students for the flu it doesn’t make sense to keep quarantine Covid, particularly once high-risk people can be vaccinated.

Heck, RSV is a bigger problem for kids right now than Covid and we’re not quarantining RSV contacts.

Medical caregivers generally don't test for RSV, and there's no vaccine against RSV, but other than that...

In any case, you are not arguing against different quarantine policies for people who are vaccinated/unvaccinated against covid, you're arguing for no quarantine policy for covid at all.

Correct, I don’t think there should be a quarantine policy for Covid at all. I think it’s mostly being kept around as a backdoor method for requiring vaccinations. Just based on individual and public health risk, it makes no sense that we’re quarantining students for Covid but not flu or RSV.

I agree. Stay home if you're sick and come back with a negative covid test or after you don't have symptoms. Let everyone else stay at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

In diseases with other characteristics it could make sense. But given that we don’t quarantine students for the flu it doesn’t make sense to keep quarantine Covid, particularly once high-risk people can be vaccinated.

Heck, RSV is a bigger problem for kids right now than Covid and we’re not quarantining RSV contacts.

Medical caregivers generally don't test for RSV, and there's no vaccine against RSV, but other than that...

In any case, you are not arguing against different quarantine policies for people who are vaccinated/unvaccinated against covid, you're arguing for no quarantine policy for covid at all.

Correct, I don’t think there should be a quarantine policy for Covid at all. I think it’s mostly being kept around as a backdoor method for requiring vaccinations. Just based on individual and public health risk, it makes no sense that we’re quarantining students for Covid but not flu or RSV.

I agree. Stay home if you're sick and come back with a negative covid test or after you don't have symptoms. Let everyone else stay at school.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

In diseases with other characteristics it could make sense. But given that we don’t quarantine students for the flu it doesn’t make sense to keep quarantine Covid, particularly once high-risk people can be vaccinated.

Heck, RSV is a bigger problem for kids right now than Covid and we’re not quarantining RSV contacts.

Medical caregivers generally don't test for RSV, and there's no vaccine against RSV, but other than that...

In any case, you are not arguing against different quarantine policies for people who are vaccinated/unvaccinated against covid, you're arguing for no quarantine policy for covid at all.

Correct, I don’t think there should be a quarantine policy for Covid at all. I think it’s mostly being kept around as a backdoor method for requiring vaccinations. Just based on individual and public health risk, it makes no sense that we’re quarantining students for Covid but not flu or RSV.

Yep. I will get my kids vaccinated to avoid quarantines. That’s the bad outcome I am trying to avoid - not Covid, which doesn’t scare me for them. It will work, but this is a disruptive way to get the desired outcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

In diseases with other characteristics it could make sense. But given that we don’t quarantine students for the flu it doesn’t make sense to keep quarantine Covid, particularly once high-risk people can be vaccinated.

Heck, RSV is a bigger problem for kids right now than Covid and we’re not quarantining RSV contacts.

Medical caregivers generally don't test for RSV, and there's no vaccine against RSV, but other than that...

In any case, you are not arguing against different quarantine policies for people who are vaccinated/unvaccinated against covid, you're arguing for no quarantine policy for covid at all.

Correct, I don’t think there should be a quarantine policy for Covid at all. I think it’s mostly being kept around as a backdoor method for requiring vaccinations. Just based on individual and public health risk, it makes no sense that we’re quarantining students for Covid but not flu or RSV.

Yep. I will get my kids vaccinated to avoid quarantines. That’s the bad outcome I am trying to avoid - not Covid, which doesn’t scare me for them. It will work, but this is a disruptive way to get the desired outcome.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Really? They seem like they're doing a great job cutting down on the spread. I thought this would be a shitsh0w but MCPS has done a great job. Kudos!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County is 98.9% vaccinated amongst those who are eligible.

https://dcist.com/story/21/10/11/montgomery-county-hits-99-partial-vaccination-rate-for-eligible-residents/

When will we see adjustments to the quarantine policies that are putting an unnecessary burden on our kids and caregivers? Who do we contact to get movement on this issue?

Unfortunately, I think they want to use the quarantine policy as a way to effectively mandate vaccinations.

I’m not strictly opposed to a vaccine mandate, but I don’t think they should be playing games with the quarantine policy to do it.

Having different quarantine policies for vaccinated and unvaccinated people isn't "playing games," it's basic public health policy.

In diseases with other characteristics it could make sense. But given that we don’t quarantine students for the flu it doesn’t make sense to keep quarantine Covid, particularly once high-risk people can be vaccinated.

Heck, RSV is a bigger problem for kids right now than Covid and we’re not quarantining RSV contacts.

Medical caregivers generally don't test for RSV, and there's no vaccine against RSV, but other than that...

In any case, you are not arguing against different quarantine policies for people who are vaccinated/unvaccinated against covid, you're arguing for no quarantine policy for covid at all.

Correct, I don’t think there should be a quarantine policy for Covid at all. I think it’s mostly being kept around as a backdoor method for requiring vaccinations. Just based on individual and public health risk, it makes no sense that we’re quarantining students for Covid but not flu or RSV.

I agree. Stay home if you're sick and come back with a negative covid test or after you don't have symptoms. Let everyone else stay at school.

+1

+2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Except no kids under 12 are vaccinated and you can still get Covid vaccinated.

This again? Yes, you can get covid post-vax. But the chances of catching it are greatly reduced, as are the chances of transmitting it to someone else.

And nobody cares about people under 12! They're not even people right?