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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our nanny spent 3 hours in the ER with an ill family member.  The family member tested negative for COVID (multiple tests over a week while hospitalized).  Nanny asked if she should self-quarantine because of potential exposure from other patients in the ER.  I think she's fine to come back to work--she was masked the entire time she was in the ER, and my guess is that they seclude anyone suspected of having COVID very quickly.  [b]That said, if she spent 3 hours at a bar, I wouldn't want her to come to work. [/b] Thoughts?[/quote]

So, I was completely on-board with everything you said until this line. I highly, highly doubt there's actually much of a difference in risk between 3 hours in an ER and 3 hours in a bar.  So I tend to think you're letting your own ideas of appropriate behavior color your perception of risk in an irrational way.

But I don't know if that's leading you to underestimate the risk of an ER, or to overestimate the risk of a bar.[/quote]

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