CDC updating guidelines to not require isolation once symptoms are mild and fever free

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Anonymous wrote:Getting covid is really bad for you. At this point I feel like if you're too stupid to wear a mask and tell your kids to wear masks, explain to them why they should ... There's nothing I can do.

My family? We wear masks and we use enovid. And we don't get sick.

Sucks to be the rest of y'all. I feel horrible for kids who are too young to get this. But my empathy for everyone else is gone

By the way, despite precautions, I've had it twice since 2019--once because DH brought it home from work, once because my father brought it to us when he visited. They didn't get that sick and neither did my kid.

I was sick for months. It was absolutely terrifying. I hope you all never have to learn the hard way like my family did, but I'm not even sure youd pay attention if you did.

I’m so sorry. People have a tendency to think if they had an easy time, others must be exaggerating. I have it right now for the first time. Everyone insisted their Covid was just a cold but I’m really sick right now. I feel worse than the flu. Between a nagging wet cough and severe pain i haven’t slept more than an hour here or there in days. No amount of OTC pain reliever has worked. I also have some really bizarre symptoms that I’ve never heard reported. I tried to get paxlovid but the NP scared me about the risks of taking it. I’m so nauseous I can’t stomach any more meds anyway. I hope this ends soon. It’s just common courtesy to stay home when sick. It’s so easy to wait for a negative test to return and that should remain the policy. Especially in the workplace (which a school surely is) when people have no means to protect themselves. Almost everybody I know who has tested out of isolation has felt better while still testing positive and for a lot longer than the current guidance of 5 days. So I think the current guidance is too lax. The general public has no tolerance for Covid anymore and they really don’t care about the science. I’m very disappointed in the CDC.

Waiting for a negative test was never the policy- not for covid and not for anything else.

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It’s gross and rude to send sick kids to school whether it’s COVID or something else.

Our carpool friends used to do this and we got sick so many times or had to take care of our sick kid as a result. Ugh.

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Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for MCPS guidelines? Sounds like they will need to update...covid will be treated like any other illness.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/health/covid-isolation-change-cdc/index.html

We could have changed the policies for other major illnesses, as well as covid. But no, instead we're going to have the same bad policies for other major illnesses as for covid.

Why do you want kids to be deprived of education for a sniffly nose?

Why do you describe influenza and covid as "a sniffly nose"?

Because often covid is just that. Barely any symptoms...or even no symptoms. Influenza can also present as mild in someone who has been vaccinated.

And the person with the "sniffly nose" from covid goes to school or work and infects someone else with covid, who then gets major symptoms, because that's how infectious diseases work. They're diseases, which are infectious. So yes, I do want kids to be deprived of education while they are infectious with a disease that can make people seriously ill.

Most people don't know they're infectious. Simply out, it isn't possible to prevent people from ever getting sick.

Most people who are sick with an infectious disease don't know they're infectious? Wow.

Correct- they don't. They're either asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Are you just learning that now?

So it's ok for people who have symptoms and know they're infectious to go out and spread a disease because there are other people who may have the disease and be infectious without knowing it? Bonkers.

You're getting sick either way. That's life.

You need to stay home when sick. That’s life.

You're still going to get sick. Accept it.

Why not both? People will still get sick, but they will get sick less often if people stay home when they're sick. (Also, if people get vaccinated.) Generally, people prefer not getting sick, over getting sick. But your preferences may be different.

People also generally prefer living their lives to being trapped at home or having to miss work/school. So given that we're all going to get sick occasionally anyway, on balance there isn't good reason to stay home if you're feeling well enough to do your daily activities.

I prefer going on vacation everyday since this is preference-based as you suggest.

Right. It comes down to what is practical, not what is personally desirable. It isn't practical to stay home for mild illnesses.

I'm sorry that your workplace is so inflexible. That's one of the things that should have changed, as a result of covid. So that people would be able to stay home and avoid infecting others, while they had an infectious disease that can cause people to get very ill or even die, without fear of losing their jobs.

I love these posts. Assuming most people can work from home. Or take any time off AT ALL without fear of losing income. Such a bubble you live in.

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I’m happy because this is another step to life going back to normal. It means that Covid lost its deadly bite and is now just as (only as?) serious as the flu or other illnesses. Of course, people can get very sick from them, but I like this return to normalcy.

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Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for MCPS guidelines? Sounds like they will need to update...covid will be treated like any other illness.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/health/covid-isolation-change-cdc/index.html

We could have changed the policies for other major illnesses, as well as covid. But no, instead we're going to have the same bad policies for other major illnesses as for covid.

Why do you want kids to be deprived of education for a sniffly nose?

Why do you describe influenza and covid as "a sniffly nose"?

Because often covid is just that. Barely any symptoms...or even no symptoms. Influenza can also present as mild in someone who has been vaccinated.

And the person with the "sniffly nose" from covid goes to school or work and infects someone else with covid, who then gets major symptoms, because that's how infectious diseases work. They're diseases, which are infectious. So yes, I do want kids to be deprived of education while they are infectious with a disease that can make people seriously ill.

Most people don't know they're infectious. Simply out, it isn't possible to prevent people from ever getting sick.

Most people who are sick with an infectious disease don't know they're infectious? Wow.

Correct- they don't. They're either asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Are you just learning that now?

So it's ok for people who have symptoms and know they're infectious to go out and spread a disease because there are other people who may have the disease and be infectious without knowing it? Bonkers.

You're getting sick either way. That's life.

You need to stay home when sick. That’s life.

You're still going to get sick. Accept it.

Yes, and you still need to stay home when sick. Accept it.

You’d be better off accepting that people have been going to the grocery store with covid for 4 years and will continue to do so …

This! People have covid and don't even know it. People are getting exposed on a regular basis. Wear your mask if you are concerned.

My daughter had a little cold and tested negative twice. She went to school. Then later in the week she tested again and was positive. I am sure she exposed people!! But she wasn't sick enough to stay home. The teachers want kids to go to school...there has been too much learning loss trying to avoid virus that has little to no impact on children.

Again, wear a mask if you are concerned. That is the only way around it. You can also stay home. People are spreading germs and you cannot control it.

The appropriate response to "My child might have infected people with covid" is not "Oh well!" but rather "This is bad, actually; I regret it; I will try to do better next time." No different from if your child had infected people with influenza or hand foot and mouth or RSV or whooping cough or any other infectious disease.

As for "little to no impact on children" - that has long since been demonstrated to be false.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/long-covid-in-kids
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-research-raises-concerns-about-long-covid-in-children/

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Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for MCPS guidelines? Sounds like they will need to update...covid will be treated like any other illness.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/health/covid-isolation-change-cdc/index.html

We could have changed the policies for other major illnesses, as well as covid. But no, instead we're going to have the same bad policies for other major illnesses as for covid.

Why do you want kids to be deprived of education for a sniffly nose?

Why do you describe influenza and covid as "a sniffly nose"?

Because often covid is just that. Barely any symptoms...or even no symptoms. Influenza can also present as mild in someone who has been vaccinated.

And the person with the "sniffly nose" from covid goes to school or work and infects someone else with covid, who then gets major symptoms, because that's how infectious diseases work. They're diseases, which are infectious. So yes, I do want kids to be deprived of education while they are infectious with a disease that can make people seriously ill.

Most people don't know they're infectious. Simply out, it isn't possible to prevent people from ever getting sick.

Most people who are sick with an infectious disease don't know they're infectious? Wow.

Correct- they don't. They're either asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Are you just learning that now?

So it's ok for people who have symptoms and know they're infectious to go out and spread a disease because there are other people who may have the disease and be infectious without knowing it? Bonkers.

You're getting sick either way. That's life.

You need to stay home when sick. That’s life.

You're still going to get sick. Accept it.

Yes, and you still need to stay home when sick. Accept it.

You’d be better off accepting that people have been going to the grocery store with covid for 4 years and will continue to do so …

This! People have covid and don't even know it. People are getting exposed on a regular basis. Wear your mask if you are concerned.

My daughter had a little cold and tested negative twice. She went to school. Then later in the week she tested again and was positive. I am sure she exposed people!! But she wasn't sick enough to stay home. The teachers want kids to go to school...there has been too much learning loss trying to avoid virus that has little to no impact on children.

Again, wear a mask if you are concerned. That is the only way around it. You can also stay home. People are spreading germs and you cannot control it.

The appropriate response to "My child might have infected people with covid" is not "Oh well!" but rather "This is bad, actually; I regret it; I will try to do better next time." No different from if your child had infected people with influenza or hand foot and mouth or RSV or whooping cough or any other infectious disease.

As for "little to no impact on children" - that has long since been demonstrated to be false.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/long-covid-in-kids
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-research-raises-concerns-about-long-covid-in-children/

Your life must be full of regrets.

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Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for MCPS guidelines? Sounds like they will need to update...covid will be treated like any other illness.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/health/covid-isolation-change-cdc/index.html

We could have changed the policies for other major illnesses, as well as covid. But no, instead we're going to have the same bad policies for other major illnesses as for covid.

Why do you want kids to be deprived of education for a sniffly nose?

Why do you describe influenza and covid as "a sniffly nose"?

Because often covid is just that. Barely any symptoms...or even no symptoms. Influenza can also present as mild in someone who has been vaccinated.

And the person with the "sniffly nose" from covid goes to school or work and infects someone else with covid, who then gets major symptoms, because that's how infectious diseases work. They're diseases, which are infectious. So yes, I do want kids to be deprived of education while they are infectious with a disease that can make people seriously ill.

Most people don't know they're infectious. Simply out, it isn't possible to prevent people from ever getting sick.

Most people who are sick with an infectious disease don't know they're infectious? Wow.

Correct- they don't. They're either asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Are you just learning that now?

So it's ok for people who have symptoms and know they're infectious to go out and spread a disease because there are other people who may have the disease and be infectious without knowing it? Bonkers.

You're getting sick either way. That's life.

You need to stay home when sick. That’s life.

You're still going to get sick. Accept it.

Yes, and you still need to stay home when sick. Accept it.

You’d be better off accepting that people have been going to the grocery store with covid for 4 years and will continue to do so …

This! People have covid and don't even know it. People are getting exposed on a regular basis. Wear your mask if you are concerned.

My daughter had a little cold and tested negative twice. She went to school. Then later in the week she tested again and was positive. I am sure she exposed people!! But she wasn't sick enough to stay home. The teachers want kids to go to school...there has been too much learning loss trying to avoid virus that has little to no impact on children.

Again, wear a mask if you are concerned. That is the only way around it. You can also stay home. People are spreading germs and you cannot control it.

The appropriate response to "My child might have infected people with covid" is not "Oh well!" but rather "This is bad, actually; I regret it; I will try to do better next time." No different from if your child had infected people with influenza or hand foot and mouth or RSV or whooping cough or any other infectious disease.

As for "little to no impact on children" - that has long since been demonstrated to be false.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/long-covid-in-kids
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-research-raises-concerns-about-long-covid-in-children/

Your life must be full of regrets.

My life is fine. Most people try not to get other people sick.

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Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for MCPS guidelines? Sounds like they will need to update...covid will be treated like any other illness.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/health/covid-isolation-change-cdc/index.html

We could have changed the policies for other major illnesses, as well as covid. But no, instead we're going to have the same bad policies for other major illnesses as for covid.

Why do you want kids to be deprived of education for a sniffly nose?

Why do you describe influenza and covid as "a sniffly nose"?

Because often covid is just that. Barely any symptoms...or even no symptoms. Influenza can also present as mild in someone who has been vaccinated.

And the person with the "sniffly nose" from covid goes to school or work and infects someone else with covid, who then gets major symptoms, because that's how infectious diseases work. They're diseases, which are infectious. So yes, I do want kids to be deprived of education while they are infectious with a disease that can make people seriously ill.

Most people don't know they're infectious. Simply out, it isn't possible to prevent people from ever getting sick.

Most people who are sick with an infectious disease don't know they're infectious? Wow.

Correct- they don't. They're either asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Are you just learning that now?

So it's ok for people who have symptoms and know they're infectious to go out and spread a disease because there are other people who may have the disease and be infectious without knowing it? Bonkers.

You're getting sick either way. That's life.

You need to stay home when sick. That’s life.

You're still going to get sick. Accept it.

Yes, and you still need to stay home when sick. Accept it.

You’d be better off accepting that people have been going to the grocery store with covid for 4 years and will continue to do so …

This! People have covid and don't even know it. People are getting exposed on a regular basis. Wear your mask if you are concerned.

My daughter had a little cold and tested negative twice. She went to school. Then later in the week she tested again and was positive. I am sure she exposed people!! But she wasn't sick enough to stay home. The teachers want kids to go to school...there has been too much learning loss trying to avoid virus that has little to no impact on children.

Again, wear a mask if you are concerned. That is the only way around it. You can also stay home. People are spreading germs and you cannot control it.

The appropriate response to "My child might have infected people with covid" is not "Oh well!" but rather "This is bad, actually; I regret it; I will try to do better next time." No different from if your child had infected people with influenza or hand foot and mouth or RSV or whooping cough or any other infectious disease.

As for "little to no impact on children" - that has long since been demonstrated to be false.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/long-covid-in-kids
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-research-raises-concerns-about-long-covid-in-children/

Your life must be full of regrets.

My life is fine. Most people try not to get other people sick.

True. And most people don't stress about it when they do, accepting that illness is part of life.

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Anonymous wrote:Getting covid is really bad for you. At this point I feel like if you're too stupid to wear a mask and tell your kids to wear masks, explain to them why they should ... There's nothing I can do.

My family? We wear masks and we use enovid. And we don't get sick.

Sucks to be the rest of y'all. I feel horrible for kids who are too young to get this. But my empathy for everyone else is gone

By the way, despite precautions, I've had it twice since 2019--once because DH brought it home from work, once because my father brought it to us when he visited. They didn't get that sick and neither did my kid.

I was sick for months. It was absolutely terrifying. I hope you all never have to learn the hard way like my family did, but I'm not even sure youd pay attention if you did.

I’m so sorry. People have a tendency to think if they had an easy time, others must be exaggerating. I have it right now for the first time. Everyone insisted their Covid was just a cold but I’m really sick right now. I feel worse than the flu. Between a nagging wet cough and severe pain i haven’t slept more than an hour here or there in days. No amount of OTC pain reliever has worked. I also have some really bizarre symptoms that I’ve never heard reported. I tried to get paxlovid but the NP scared me about the risks of taking it. I’m so nauseous I can’t stomach any more meds anyway. I hope this ends soon. It’s just common courtesy to stay home when sick. It’s so easy to wait for a negative test to return and that should remain the policy. Especially in the workplace (which a school surely is) when people have no means to protect themselves. Almost everybody I know who has tested out of isolation has felt better while still testing positive and for a lot longer than the current guidance of 5 days. So I think the current guidance is too lax. The general public has no tolerance for Covid anymore and they really don’t care about the science. I’m very disappointed in the CDC.

I hope you feel better soon. Get lots of rest and take care of yourself!!

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Anonymous wrote:Getting covid is really bad for you. At this point I feel like if you're too stupid to wear a mask and tell your kids to wear masks, explain to them why they should ... There's nothing I can do.

My family? We wear masks and we use enovid. And we don't get sick.

Sucks to be the rest of y'all. I feel horrible for kids who are too young to get this. But my empathy for everyone else is gone

By the way, despite precautions, I've had it twice since 2019--once because DH brought it home from work, once because my father brought it to us when he visited. They didn't get that sick and neither did my kid.

I was sick for months. It was absolutely terrifying. I hope you all never have to learn the hard way like my family did, but I'm not even sure youd pay attention if you did.

I’m so sorry. People have a tendency to think if they had an easy time, others must be exaggerating. I have it right now for the first time. Everyone insisted their Covid was just a cold but I’m really sick right now. I feel worse than the flu. Between a nagging wet cough and severe pain i haven’t slept more than an hour here or there in days. No amount of OTC pain reliever has worked. I also have some really bizarre symptoms that I’ve never heard reported. I tried to get paxlovid but the NP scared me about the risks of taking it. I’m so nauseous I can’t stomach any more meds anyway. I hope this ends soon. It’s just common courtesy to stay home when sick. It’s so easy to wait for a negative test to return and that should remain the policy. Especially in the workplace (which a school surely is) when people have no means to protect themselves. Almost everybody I know who has tested out of isolation has felt better while still testing positive and for a lot longer than the current guidance of 5 days. So I think the current guidance is too lax. The general public has no tolerance for Covid anymore and they really don’t care about the science. I’m very disappointed in the CDC.

N95s and KN95s are actually really effective if you wear them consistently and properly. It sounds like despite masking herself and her kids, PP's DH wasn't masking, and they didn't mask around the careless relative. Lesson learned- you need to keep it up and not let your guard down.

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Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for MCPS guidelines? Sounds like they will need to update...covid will be treated like any other illness.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/health/covid-isolation-change-cdc/index.html

We could have changed the policies for other major illnesses, as well as covid. But no, instead we're going to have the same bad policies for other major illnesses as for covid.

Why do you want kids to be deprived of education for a sniffly nose?

Why do you describe influenza and covid as "a sniffly nose"?

Because often covid is just that. Barely any symptoms...or even no symptoms. Influenza can also present as mild in someone who has been vaccinated.

And the person with the "sniffly nose" from covid goes to school or work and infects someone else with covid, who then gets major symptoms, because that's how infectious diseases work. They're diseases, which are infectious. So yes, I do want kids to be deprived of education while they are infectious with a disease that can make people seriously ill.

Most people don't know they're infectious. Simply out, it isn't possible to prevent people from ever getting sick.

Most people who are sick with an infectious disease don't know they're infectious? Wow.

Correct- they don't. They're either asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Are you just learning that now?

So it's ok for people who have symptoms and know they're infectious to go out and spread a disease because there are other people who may have the disease and be infectious without knowing it? Bonkers.

You're getting sick either way. That's life.

You need to stay home when sick. That’s life.

You're still going to get sick. Accept it.

Yes, and you still need to stay home when sick. Accept it.

You’d be better off accepting that people have been going to the grocery store with covid for 4 years and will continue to do so …

This! People have covid and don't even know it. People are getting exposed on a regular basis. Wear your mask if you are concerned.

My daughter had a little cold and tested negative twice. She went to school. Then later in the week she tested again and was positive. I am sure she exposed people!! But she wasn't sick enough to stay home. The teachers want kids to go to school...there has been too much learning loss trying to avoid virus that has little to no impact on children.

Again, wear a mask if you are concerned. That is the only way around it. You can also stay home. People are spreading germs and you cannot control it.

The appropriate response to "My child might have infected people with covid" is not "Oh well!" but rather "This is bad, actually; I regret it; I will try to do better next time." No different from if your child had infected people with influenza or hand foot and mouth or RSV or whooping cough or any other infectious disease.

As for "little to no impact on children" - that has long since been demonstrated to be false.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/long-covid-in-kids
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-research-raises-concerns-about-long-covid-in-children/

Your life must be full of regrets.

My life is fine. Most people try not to get other people sick.

True. And most people don't stress about it when they do, accepting that illness is part of life.

No, most people are not like you.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m happy because this is another step to life going back to normal. It means that Covid lost its deadly bite and is now just as (only as?) serious as the flu or other illnesses. Of course, people can get very sick from them, but I like this return to normalcy.

There are no studies showing repeated infections are cool. There are many studies showing they are doing disturbing damage long-term.

Because this information is inconvenient to your life, you choose to ignore it.

No one is asking you not to live your life. Sadly, if we all just lived life a little more responsibly, it would be safer for us all to be free to do so. We went to Disneyworld last year, we fly on planes, we eat in restaurants... but we do so cautiously. We mask. We use mouthwash and nasal spray. Air purifiers. These simple things do quite a lot.

If everyone used them, your elderly relatives would probably be still alive.

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Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for MCPS guidelines? Sounds like they will need to update...covid will be treated like any other illness.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/health/covid-isolation-change-cdc/index.html

We could have changed the policies for other major illnesses, as well as covid. But no, instead we're going to have the same bad policies for other major illnesses as for covid.

Why do you want kids to be deprived of education for a sniffly nose?

Why do you describe influenza and covid as "a sniffly nose"?

Because often covid is just that. Barely any symptoms...or even no symptoms. Influenza can also present as mild in someone who has been vaccinated.

And the person with the "sniffly nose" from covid goes to school or work and infects someone else with covid, who then gets major symptoms, because that's how infectious diseases work. They're diseases, which are infectious. So yes, I do want kids to be deprived of education while they are infectious with a disease that can make people seriously ill.

Most people don't know they're infectious. Simply out, it isn't possible to prevent people from ever getting sick.

Most people who are sick with an infectious disease don't know they're infectious? Wow.

Correct- they don't. They're either asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Are you just learning that now?

So it's ok for people who have symptoms and know they're infectious to go out and spread a disease because there are other people who may have the disease and be infectious without knowing it? Bonkers.

You're getting sick either way. That's life.

You need to stay home when sick. That’s life.

You're still going to get sick. Accept it.

Yes, and you still need to stay home when sick. Accept it.

You’d be better off accepting that people have been going to the grocery store with covid for 4 years and will continue to do so …

This! People have covid and don't even know it. People are getting exposed on a regular basis. Wear your mask if you are concerned.

My daughter had a little cold and tested negative twice. She went to school. Then later in the week she tested again and was positive. I am sure she exposed people!! But she wasn't sick enough to stay home. The teachers want kids to go to school...there has been too much learning loss trying to avoid virus that has little to no impact on children.

Again, wear a mask if you are concerned. That is the only way around it. You can also stay home. People are spreading germs and you cannot control it.

The appropriate response to "My child might have infected people with covid" is not "Oh well!" but rather "This is bad, actually; I regret it; I will try to do better next time." No different from if your child had infected people with influenza or hand foot and mouth or RSV or whooping cough or any other infectious disease.

As for "little to no impact on children" - that has long since been demonstrated to be false.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/long-covid-in-kids
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-research-raises-concerns-about-long-covid-in-children/

What do you mean by do better next time"? The PP tested her child, which is more than a lot of parents are doing, and was negative. The fact that she tested yet again despite the first negative test is even more beyond what most parents are doing. Would you seriously keep your kids home for a little cold if they tested negative? My kids' cold symptoms can last for a week of longer. They'd be considered truant at this point if they were home that many days for every cold.

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Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for MCPS guidelines? Sounds like they will need to update...covid will be treated like any other illness.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/health/covid-isolation-change-cdc/index.html

We could have changed the policies for other major illnesses, as well as covid. But no, instead we're going to have the same bad policies for other major illnesses as for covid.

Why do you want kids to be deprived of education for a sniffly nose?

Why do you describe influenza and covid as "a sniffly nose"?

Because often covid is just that. Barely any symptoms...or even no symptoms. Influenza can also present as mild in someone who has been vaccinated.

And the person with the "sniffly nose" from covid goes to school or work and infects someone else with covid, who then gets major symptoms, because that's how infectious diseases work. They're diseases, which are infectious. So yes, I do want kids to be deprived of education while they are infectious with a disease that can make people seriously ill.

Most people don't know they're infectious. Simply out, it isn't possible to prevent people from ever getting sick.

Most people who are sick with an infectious disease don't know they're infectious? Wow.

Correct- they don't. They're either asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Are you just learning that now?

So it's ok for people who have symptoms and know they're infectious to go out and spread a disease because there are other people who may have the disease and be infectious without knowing it? Bonkers.

You're getting sick either way. That's life.

You need to stay home when sick. That’s life.

You're still going to get sick. Accept it.

Yes, and you still need to stay home when sick. Accept it.

You’d be better off accepting that people have been going to the grocery store with covid for 4 years and will continue to do so …

This! People have covid and don't even know it. People are getting exposed on a regular basis. Wear your mask if you are concerned.

My daughter had a little cold and tested negative twice. She went to school. Then later in the week she tested again and was positive. I am sure she exposed people!! But she wasn't sick enough to stay home. The teachers want kids to go to school...there has been too much learning loss trying to avoid virus that has little to no impact on children.

Again, wear a mask if you are concerned. That is the only way around it. You can also stay home. People are spreading germs and you cannot control it.

The appropriate response to "My child might have infected people with covid" is not "Oh well!" but rather "This is bad, actually; I regret it; I will try to do better next time." No different from if your child had infected people with influenza or hand foot and mouth or RSV or whooping cough or any other infectious disease.

As for "little to no impact on children" - that has long since been demonstrated to be false.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/long-covid-in-kids
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-research-raises-concerns-about-long-covid-in-children/

Your life must be full of regrets.

My life is fine. Most people try not to get other people sick.

True. And most people don't stress about it when they do, accepting that illness is part of life.

Hiv is just a part of life? Lung cancer is just a part of life? Sepis from an infection is just a part of life?

Is it 1638 in your world, or are there things you can do to mitigate getting a debilitating and horrible illness?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m happy because this is another step to life going back to normal. It means that Covid lost its deadly bite and is now just as (only as?) serious as the flu or other illnesses. Of course, people can get very sick from them, but I like this return to normalcy.

There are no studies showing repeated infections are cool. There are many studies showing they are doing disturbing damage long-term.

Because this information is inconvenient to your life, you choose to ignore it.

No one is asking you not to live your life. Sadly, if we all just lived life a little more responsibly, it would be safer for us all to be free to do so. We went to Disneyworld last year, we fly on planes, we eat in restaurants... but we do so cautiously. We mask. We use mouthwash and nasal spray. Air purifiers. These simple things do quite a lot.

If everyone used them, your elderly relatives would probably be still alive.

You continue to live your life cautiously. I’m not stopping you. I’m not asking you to change your way of life. I choose to live my life normally.