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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm mildly surprised at people resisting a Covid test. They are cheap/free most of the time, and I personally would rather know. We've tested our kid twice for daycare, once to confirm that something was allergies [b]and the other time because she has a stomach flu type illness and we needed a negative Covid test to send her back to school (and also so the daycare could be sure they didn't have an outbreak on their hands)[/b]. Both times we were also happy to do it because I wanted to know! It's pretty easy to get a rapid test and while I'm not enthused about testing my kid constantly (it is very not fun for little kids, even the ones where they don't go deep in the nose), I certainly wouldn't resist getting one to put my own mind at ease, and to help the school keep track of what viruses might be circulating.[/quote]

Please remember that “stomach flu type illnesses” are extremely contagious as well and lead to outbreaks. Covid is not the only virus to be cautious about. Norovirus is way nastier in most kids and usually spreads to the entire family if brought home. Kids can be contagious for two weeks after symptoms subside. Please don’t think a negative Covid test should allow anyone to send a kid barely recovered from gastrointestinal symptoms back to a congregate setting.[/quote]

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