Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:25     Subject: This is going to be bad…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wait ? Whaaaaaat? You don’t have to quarantine if you are vaccinated!


This is the second person in VA who claims that vaccinated family members were told to quarantine regardless of test results. Is it possible that local health officials in VA aren't following the CDC recommendations?

I would be angry about this, as the quarantine guidance plays into our risk assessment. I wouldn't send my sick vaccinated kids to school, but I wouldn't necessarily keep them home 10 days after they first became sick of they had no symptoms and had a negative test. There has to be some benefit to being vaccinated.


I am fairly certain the school won’t get names of students in quarantine from Inova or the health department. If you are sure he is okay, why would you keep him home.


We won’t. He just got an email from his manager, who told him this was no the first issue they had with INOVA, and he could return to work as soon as he Had a Negatove PCR test, no fever without meds amd felt well enough.

If his PCR test is negative and he has no fever, he’ll start school on Monday.

I’m just making people aware that the written guidance from INOVA is 10 days quarantine if you have a single COVId symptom. Even if you are vaxxed and even with a negative PCR test. So, maybe don’t Rs to get clearance for an exposed kid from their Urgent Care.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:24     Subject: This is going to be bad…

OP,

I'm a scientist who researched all health agency guidelines around the world last year re-Covid. Delta has shortened a lot of the timelines.

1. Your son MUST isolate until he gets a negative PCR test. That's a given. He has to contact all the people with whom he may have been in close contact in the past week (usually Delta manifests itself in less than 4 days).

2. You and the rest of the household are close contacts and must get PCR tests ASAP, and isolate until they're negative. That's also a given. You can get them done at Same Day Testing. They have slots every day, look on their website. With insurance it's free.

3. But you don't need to isolate if your PCR test is negative. That's crazy, and against all guidelines.

Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:23     Subject: Re:This is going to be bad…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Who is “they”?

Why would you have to quarantine if you have two negative covid tests?
Who said you can’t start school?


They is INOVA Urgent Care. And the provided a letter for missing work at a FCHD site and a letter for school. And both said my fully vaxxed, fever free, very mild symptom, rapid test negative kid should be excluded from work and school for 10 days (plus no fever, plus symptoms improving) even if his PCR test was negative.

I certainly questioned this, amd was told “PCR tests are missing some delta cases, and we can’t be too careful”

FCHD has some jurisdiction over his job because he works at a Fairfax County site. And, of course FCHD has jurisdiction over FCPS.

We never really thought this kid had COVID. We acted out of an abundance of caution, since his job is public facing (but he wears a mask and it’s mostly outside).

I’m putting a word out caution out there. Don’t get your kid tested because they are mildly ill, or seem off, or whatever. Even if they are clear, you could be looking at 10 days of school for them, plus unvaxxed siblings, plus so,e amount of time for vaxxed siblings.


THAT is your takeaway? Jesus we are all doomed.


Honestly, I now doubt the whole story. Just a troll.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:23     Subject: This is going to be bad…
Whoah!

Student-athletes who were vaccinated are being told to miss school also, just because a teammate they were not near tested positive. I have heard from multiple people whose kids are impacted.

The “abundance of caution” is going to be the downfall of the school year. An article from Germany last year captured how bad the uncertainty of constant quarantines is for kids. And we have proven better ways to keep kids from spreading Covid but in schools.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:22     Subject: Re:This is going to be bad…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Who is “they”?

Why would you have to quarantine if you have two negative covid tests?
Who said you can’t start school?


They is INOVA Urgent Care. And the provided a letter for missing work at a FCHD site and a letter for school. And both said my fully vaxxed, fever free, very mild symptom, rapid test negative kid should be excluded from work and school for 10 days (plus no fever, plus symptoms improving) even if his PCR test was negative.

I certainly questioned this, amd was told “PCR tests are missing some delta cases, and we can’t be too careful”

FCHD has some jurisdiction over his job because he works at a Fairfax County site. And, of course FCHD has jurisdiction over FCPS.

We never really thought this kid had COVID. We acted out of an abundance of caution, since his job is public facing (but he wears a mask and it’s mostly outside).

I’m putting a word out caution out there. Don’t get your kid tested because they are mildly ill, or seem off, or whatever. Even if they are clear, you could be looking at 10 days of school for them, plus unvaxxed siblings, plus so,e amount of time for vaxxed siblings.


THAT is your takeaway? Jesus we are all doomed.


The takeway is that the quarantine in this situation is stupid and will lead people to not test and hide mild symptoms. This is not what the CDC recommends and on health authority should be requiring this. Excluding non-symptomatic kids who don't have COVID is of no benefit. We have passed the point of erring on the side of caution. That ship sailed when we decided to keep schools closed for a year.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:22     Subject: This is going to be bad…
That was my takeaway, and I’m not OP.

I would ignore it, totally. Vaccinated people don’t quarantine.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:18     Subject: Re:This is going to be bad…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Who is “they”?

Why would you have to quarantine if you have two negative covid tests?
Who said you can’t start school?


They is INOVA Urgent Care. And the provided a letter for missing work at a FCHD site and a letter for school. And both said my fully vaxxed, fever free, very mild symptom, rapid test negative kid should be excluded from work and school for 10 days (plus no fever, plus symptoms improving) even if his PCR test was negative.

I certainly questioned this, amd was told “PCR tests are missing some delta cases, and we can’t be too careful”

FCHD has some jurisdiction over his job because he works at a Fairfax County site. And, of course FCHD has jurisdiction over FCPS.

We never really thought this kid had COVID. We acted out of an abundance of caution, since his job is public facing (but he wears a mask and it’s mostly outside).

I’m putting a word out caution out there. Don’t get your kid tested because they are mildly ill, or seem off, or whatever. Even if they are clear, you could be looking at 10 days of school for them, plus unvaxxed siblings, plus so,e amount of time for vaxxed siblings.


THAT is your takeaway? Jesus we are all doomed.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:16     Subject: Re:This is going to be bad…
Anonymous wrote:Who is “they”?

Why would you have to quarantine if you have two negative covid tests?
Who said you can’t start school?


They is INOVA Urgent Care. And the provided a letter for missing work at a FCHD site and a letter for school. And both said my fully vaxxed, fever free, very mild symptom, rapid test negative kid should be excluded from work and school for 10 days (plus no fever, plus symptoms improving) even if his PCR test was negative.

I certainly questioned this, amd was told “PCR tests are missing some delta cases, and we can’t be too careful”

FCHD has some jurisdiction over his job because he works at a Fairfax County site. And, of course FCHD has jurisdiction over FCPS.

We never really thought this kid had COVID. We acted out of an abundance of caution, since his job is public facing (but he wears a mask and it’s mostly outside).

I’m putting a word out caution out there. Don’t get your kid tested because they are mildly ill, or seem off, or whatever. Even if they are clear, you could be looking at 10 days of school for them, plus unvaxxed siblings, plus so,e amount of time for vaxxed siblings.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:12     Subject: This is going to be bad…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wait ? Whaaaaaat? You don’t have to quarantine if you are vaccinated!


This is the second person in VA who claims that vaccinated family members were told to quarantine regardless of test results. Is it possible that local health officials in VA aren't following the CDC recommendations?

I would be angry about this, as the quarantine guidance plays into our risk assessment. I wouldn't send my sick vaccinated kids to school, but I wouldn't necessarily keep them home 10 days after they first became sick of they had no symptoms and had a negative test. There has to be some benefit to being vaccinated.


I am fairly certain the school won’t get names of students in quarantine from Inova or the health department. If you are sure he is okay, why would you keep him home.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:10     Subject: This is going to be bad…
Anonymous wrote:So, my fully vaxxed HS senior aged son came home from work yesterday with some chest congestion and a sore throat. He works at@Fairfax Government site under the supervision of F HD. He says says he doesn’t feel great— maybe it’s wearing a mask outside 8 hours a day in the heat and humidity and straining to talk in a mask. Maybe he’s mildly ill with a cold. Maybe it’s mild COVID. Maybe it’s just an off day. No fever. No cough. He felt 90% better this morning. Being responsible parents during delta, we took him to an INOVA urgent care. They did a COVID rapid test, which was negative, and sent out a PCR test. We’ll get the results tomorrow. And then sent hime with a letter saying he must quarantine, and not return to work or begin school for 10 days *even if the PCR test is negative*. So, he has to miss the first week of school, when he’s fully vaxxed and has 2 negative tests “just in case,” “out of an abundance of caution” and because “PCR tests miss cases sometimes”.

Fortunately, his younger sister, also in HS has been at a relative’s house for a week amd we can keep adS on a different floor with a different bathroom once she gets home. Because here’s where it gets even crazier. If we weren’t able to do completely separate them, they told us that she had to quarantine for 14 days after her last exposure to her brother (ie while he is excluded from school, and then two full weeks after he returns to school, or 24 days total) if his PCR was positive, even if she has no symptoms and gets a negative PCR test. She’s also fully vaxxed.

So, why are we vaccinating and testing kids if we are proceeding as if they aren’t? And are they really excluding kids with mild respiratory symptoms, who are vaccinated and have negative PCP tests for 2 weeks?


That course of action seems excessively cautious. Am I right to believe the health department doesn’t share names of People who are quaranting with the schools for patient privacy? If so, I don’t think you should feel irresponsible at all if you send him to school next week
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:08     Subject: This is going to be bad…
Anonymous wrote:Wait ? Whaaaaaat? You don’t have to quarantine if you are vaccinated!


This is the second person in VA who claims that vaccinated family members were told to quarantine regardless of test results. Is it possible that local health officials in VA aren't following the CDC recommendations?

I would be angry about this, as the quarantine guidance plays into our risk assessment. I wouldn't send my sick vaccinated kids to school, but I wouldn't necessarily keep them home 10 days after they first became sick of they had no symptoms and had a negative test. There has to be some benefit to being vaccinated.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:05     Subject: Re:This is going to be bad…
Who is “they”?

Why would you have to quarantine if you have two negative covid tests?
Who said you can’t start school?
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:05     Subject: This is going to be bad…
So Inova urgent care was telling you this, not the health department? They are incorrect and I would ignore frankly.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:04     Subject: This is going to be bad…
Wait ? Whaaaaaat? You don’t have to quarantine if you are vaccinated!
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2021 22:02     Subject: This is going to be bad…
So, my fully vaxxed HS senior aged son came home from work yesterday with some chest congestion and a sore throat. He works at@Fairfax Government site under the supervision of F HD. He says says he doesn’t feel great— maybe it’s wearing a mask outside 8 hours a day in the heat and humidity and straining to talk in a mask. Maybe he’s mildly ill with a cold. Maybe it’s mild COVID. Maybe it’s just an off day. No fever. No cough. He felt 90% better this morning. Being responsible parents during delta, we took him to an INOVA urgent care. They did a COVID rapid test, which was negative, and sent out a PCR test. We’ll get the results tomorrow. And then sent hime with a letter saying he must quarantine, and not return to work or begin school for 10 days *even if the PCR test is negative*. So, he has to miss the first week of school, when he’s fully vaxxed and has 2 negative tests “just in case,” “out of an abundance of caution” and because “PCR tests miss cases sometimes”.

Fortunately, his younger sister, also in HS has been at a relative’s house for a week amd we can keep adS on a different floor with a different bathroom once she gets home. Because here’s where it gets even crazier. If we weren’t able to do completely separate them, they told us that she had to quarantine for 14 days after her last exposure to her brother (ie while he is excluded from school, and then two full weeks after he returns to school, or 24 days total) if his PCR was positive, even if she has no symptoms and gets a negative PCR test. She’s also fully vaxxed.

So, why are we vaccinating and testing kids if we are proceeding as if they aren’t? And are they really excluding kids with mild respiratory symptoms, who are vaccinated and have negative PCP tests for 2 weeks?