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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.[/quote]

Do you test for COVID?  I'm assuming the answer is no.[/quote]

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.[/quote]

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating. [/quote]

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now? [/quote]
And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre. [/quote]

I didn't suggest that the parent should test; just asked whether she tested her SYMPTOMATIC kid.[/quote]

Covid tests cost like $12. I’m not spending that money to test for every cold anymore. And neither is anyone else. [/quote]

Im the selfish PP whose kid was sick today and agree with this. In addition to cost, and the fact that I no longer have any covid tests so would have had to make a trip to find one, I will repeat that it is normal for young kids to spike a fever one day and be OK the next. Its not a cause for panic or changing your routine any more than you need to to keep the child comfortable. I dont need to know if he has covid. If he is still sick at the end of this week, or if anyone else in my house gets the same sick in the meantime that would change my calculations but one elementary age child at home in bed doesn't need to alter anything else in our lives. I have an older kid too and am used to parenting pre covid and working pre covid so maybe those of you who don't have that experience are unable to comprehend this. [/quote]

Yep. We just used up the last of our free covid tests and I’m not likely to buy more unless I get something really flu-like. I’m interested to know if I get covid because I’m still somewhat on the fence about boosters so would want to know if I had a natural immunity boost. If I do get it again I certainly will not be testing every day to get out of isolation…[/quote]

Yes, PP here again and same. I do generally want to know my health history so would want to test if I'm highly symptomatic (dont care if its just cold symptoms), out of curiosity and in case there are lingering effects and to time if i get another booster. But we have nothing to be gained other than fear mongering if symptoms arent present or serious.[/quote]

Except for maybe finding out if your kid had it so that you can tell your close contacts, mask in public, and follow public health guidance about the kids' return to school. But I get it, if it doesn't benefit you, there's no point in testing. Many people feel that way. [/quote]

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