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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The flowchart is in this doc for anyone having trouble like myself understanding what it means.

https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/system/files/filedepot/3/covid_guidance_full_080420.pdf

I don't understand what they mean by this:
"Person (child, care provider, educator, other
staff) with 1 new symptom not meeting the
definition of COVID-19-like illness."

What are examples of a "new symptom not meeting the
definition of COVID-19-like illness"?  In the box above that one, it seems established that runny nose/congestion IS a possible Covid symptom, and that combined with another symptom in that list, would warrant exclusion.  [/quote]

“For the purposes of this decision aid, COVID-19-like illness is defined as: Any 1 of the following: cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new 
loss of taste or smell, OR At least 2 of the following: fever of 100.4o or higher (measured or subjective), chills or shaking chills, muscle aches, sore throat, 
headache, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, and congestion or runny nose.”

A new symptom is any of the symptoms listed. To be “covid like” it must meet their criteria.[/quote]

I think it’s meant to include yet to be discovered symptoms that aren’t captured already.  Like vomiting and diarrhea aren’t thought to be COVID symptoms, but obviously keep your kids home till those are resolved.[/quote]

What??  Yes, in little kids, these most certainly are symptoms of covid.
Honestly, nearly everything is a potential covid symptom at this age.[/quote]

Yes but they aren’t included in MSDE’s list of COVID symptoms.  They are just trying to provide a catch all to make sure parents don’t bring their kids with any symptom at all, while drawing attention to some that have been most frequently linked to COVID in particular.[/quote]

This is essentially what our provider was told by her licensing specialist.[/quote]

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