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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Right here in the definition of close contact

Close Contact through Proximity and Duration of Exposure: Someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html[/quote]

Exactly - an infected person, not someone who displays a symptom of infection. [/quote]

What part of Clinically Compatible Illness do you not understand.  Let me put it in easy to understand worlds for you. Clinically compatible = have a symptom or symptoms of the illness.   A sore throat is clinically compatible to strep throat. It's also clinically compatible to Covid.  So until you know which one it is for sure, you have unvaccinated kids quarantine so it doesn't spread if there is a positive test.  I'd rather my kids come home for a few days while we wait and see instead of possibly exposing others. [/quote]

That is not what it says in the guidance.[/quote]

That is exactly what it says in the guidance. I literally cut and pasted from the guidance. The problem is people are not reading the full guidance and the links within the guidance. That is where the details are that everyone likes to ignore.  The guidance should be more clear but it is there. [/quote]

It does not say that one symptom--which could be a symptom of MANY other problems--is clinically compatible. [/quote]

I don't know how to explain science to you if you are so unwilling to take the time to understand.  Clinically compatible means you have a symptom, ANY single symptom, of an illness.

Vomiting is clinically compatible for food positioning, gastrointestinal issues, lactose intolerance, anxiety, eating too much, stomach cancer, punctured intestine, etc. it is also clinically compatible for COVID.  Until a diagnosis is made it could be any of those possibilities.  Because Covid is highly transmitted, until it can be ruled out with a negative test or alternate diagnosis, those in close contact should stay home to eliminate further possible spread.  Where have you all been since March 2020??[/quote]

"4-Clinically compatible case

A clinically compatible case has the medical history, signs and/or symptoms that agree with the clinical description of the disease [33], and its specific clinical criteria are included in the case classification [34]. It is a general clinical impression that this is a case of disease [26]."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120307401

That does not mean has one symptom that could be a symptom of many other problems means you have a clinically compatible case. Perhaps sudden loss of taste or smell should qualify, but that's it--everything else on that list could be many other things. On top of that, MCPS isn't following the rest of the guidelines--for example, following the masking exemption. This is a case in which MCPS has gone at it alone, not following the guidance, taking actions to keep as many kids home as possible because it can't shut schools down without having the state on board (or those days won't count toward the required 180).

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