With class starting next week for New York City's public schools, here’s what families should know about the changes in COVID-19 protocols for the upcoming academic year.
negative results with these over-the-counter tests “do not rule out SARS-CoV-2 infection and should not be used as the sole basis for treatment or patient management decisions, including infection control decisions.” That’s because at-home tests are less sensitive than PCR tests during the period before symptoms arise, and health experts sayStudents can still attend school after an exposure, though the DOE advises students and staff to stay home should symptoms appear.
The DOE is also mandating masks when students and staff are entering school medical rooms, nurses’ offices or campus health centers. Students and staff are “strongly recommended” to wear masks if they are immunocompromised as recommended by their doctors, or in “crowded indoor settings.”Masks are strongly recommended but not required after a potential exposure, whether inside or outside of school.
There isn't a single intervention that alone can prevent an outbreak or prevent the spread of the virusDr. Bruce Y. Lee, a public health policy expert at CUNY, noted the DOE was lifting many of the previous mitigation measures all at the same time — on top of no mask mandate and no quarantining in the event of an exposure.
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