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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And here is an interview with Gayles where he says that kids should NOT be quarantined for a single symptom https://www.google.com/amp/s/wtop.com/montgomery-county/2021/09/montgomery-county-health-officer-reflects-on-the-pandemic-and-his-new-job/amp/   in his own words 
“I want folks at home to understand that, you know, we’re not arbitrarily giving out guidance to send kids home based upon, you know, one symptom. It is a total picture and assessment.”[/quote]

So frustrating. No one can get this straight. Maybe he chose his words poorly and what he meant to say was that he believes that based on current community transmission sending kids home based on a single symptom is a wise choice. If that's his scientific judgment, then so be it, but I'd like to see a strong, clear justification for deviating from the CDC.

To his point on people's anger at public health officials, he's never quite gotten why people are frustrated. None of our public health officials -- not Fauci, not the CDC, not State health officials -- have spoken clearly or consistently or been transparent in their decision making. I get that it's a new virus and things change, but they need to do a better job of showing their work.  Instead they just make pronouncements that don't even enjoy consensus among top federal officials, like the confusion over the third dose or the mixed messaging about the kids vaccine and the threat the virus poses to kids.[/quote]

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