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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I know this is hard but you need to opt your child out of her own birthday party. With the current variant many people are testing negative, on PCR or rapid tests, for days before their tests turn positive. Just happened with our child who had very mild symptoms. We thought like you it was "just" a cold after doing two rapid tests plus a PCR test because we had a family event coming up with older relatives.

After 3 days and three negative tests we stopped testing, and did not isolate the child. But then a sibling got sick and it was much more serious and the sibling was positive for covid. We tested the first sick child again and the test came back positive and remained positive for days.

We heard about the false negatives from our doctor but you will find many many anecdotes like this online and with your friends if you start asking around.

FWIW I also agree you shouldn't be spreading colds around either. A mild cold for your child may lead to a pneumonia for a vulnerable relative of another child. Just don't be that person.[/quote]

I am wondering if this happened to us -- but the time b/t the tests was about 2-3 weeks.[/quote]

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