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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she vaccinated?[/quote]

Can we all stop constantly asking this question? 🤦🏻‍♀️ In this area, where basically all adults are vaccinated, most of the people getting covid (and we know there are a lot) are vaccinated. A lot are boosted (in my personal world, I am probably aware of 50 people who have gotten covid  in he last few months. All the ones I know in this area were boosted if eligible and were up to date on vaccines. The 3 I know in NJ who got it were vaccinated but not boosted adult and 2 unvaccinated (but eligible) kids. The two unvaccinated kids were only diagnosed bc of rapid testing/test to stay and were the least affected of anyone... including compared to my vaccinated/boosted family who got omicron in Jan from a boosted and asymptomatic relative...we all had variations of bad colds and they were  asymptomatic).

Op, I have a few pragmatic suggestions:
* Provide 5 or 10 pd sick days. 5 is reasonable if you expect her to come back assuming she feels ok and wears a high quality mask for an additional 5 days  as per the CDC rec (or a mask until she rapid tests negatives or whatever). During that time, try to increase ventilation when she is in your home, if she drives your kids, have her drive with open windows etc. 10 was what the CDC was originally saying (no mask necessary)

*Are your kids under 5 or in settings where you have to worry about them being close contacts? This may impact your specific decisions.

*If your kids test positive for covid in a few days, you might have her come back on day 6 regardless (or earlier if she feels ok). Since they would all have covid together, you don't have to worry about infection/her getting infected while caring for them.

If she is sick longer, that is a different issue. But most people feel mostly fine within a few days.[/quote]

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