Your Health Office Team
nsharkey@saintjoes.com
Mrs. Kathleen Brett, RN
kbrett@saintjoes.com
Mrs. Ashley Pohlman, RN
Health Office Information
- Symptoms of COVID-19
- A communicable disease
- Fever greater than 100 degrees F within the last 24 hours
- Vomiting/diarrhea within the last 24 hours
- An upper respiratory illness with significant coughing and/or nasal discharge
- Strep throat infection, then please allow a 24 hour period after administration of the first antibiotic dose
- New medical diagnosis or a change in your child’s health status
- Newly prescribed medications or a change in a current medication
- Serious injury, illness, or hospitalization
- Fracture, sprain, stitches, or cast
- A contagious disease such as chicken pox, flu, strep throat, whooping cough
- If your child is absent for an extended period of time
- If there are recent changes in your family that may affect your child, such as a birth, recent loss, or sudden illness
Covid19 Exposure Guidelines
COVID-19 ISOLATION AND EXPOSURE GUIDELINES
(Regardless of Vaccination Status)
Updated October 20, 2022
ASYMPTOMATIC EXPOSURE
• Quarantine no longer required nor recommended
• Continue to attend school
• Recommend testing on day 6
• Encourage mask wearing until day 10
• Closely monitor for symptoms
SYMPTOMATIC EXPOSURE
• Recommend rapid antigen test (preferred)
• If negative, return to school if:
o Symptoms remain mild or improving
o Fever free 24 hours without use of fever reducing medication
• Recommend second test in 48 hours
• Recommend wearing mask until symptoms resolve
POSITIVE TEST
• DAY 0 through DAY 5 - ISOLATE AT HOME
o Day 0 is day of positive test or day of first symptom, whichever occurred first
• DAY 6 - RETURN TO SCHOOL
o Symptoms improving
o Fever free 24 hours without use of fever reducing medication
o Should wear a mask Day 6 through 10
• If the individual has a negative test on Day 5 or later, they do not need to mask