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News from the School Nurse... Ms. Kuhns
On behalf of the MGSD Health Team, we have a few reminders for students and their families as we have recently seen an increasing number of students return to school too soon after illness.
Students may attend / return to school:
● When symptoms are improving
● Vomiting and/or Diarrhea free for 24 hours
● Fever free (< 100 degrees F) for 24 hours without fever reducing medication
● When evaluated and cleared by a health care provider
● For students with Covid, 5 days after symptom onset or positive test (if no symptoms) Day 0 is the day symptoms started or day of positive test.
New COVID Guidelines Update
The CDC has updated its guidance on COVID-19. The new guidance continues to move in the direction of treating COVID like most other respiratory communicable illnesses (like flu and RSV). Most notably, the new guidance removes the 5-day isolation period following a positive test.
What does this mean for school?
Students and staff can return to school and normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:
Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).
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