COVID-19 / rsv / FLU

3/25/24  Updated Guidance from:

 Lead District Nurse Lori Mido, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CSN-NJ

The CDC has released updated Respiratory Virus Guidance in response to the decreasing risk that COVID-19 poses to the population.  Although COVID-19 is still an important health threat, it is no longer the emergency that it once was, and its health impacts increasingly resemble those of other respiratory viral illnesses, including Flu and RSV.

After consultation with the Woodbridge Health Department, schools should implement the following:

1. Disregard Previous Recommendations Regarding COVID-19 isolation.  People that test positive for COVID -19 no longer have to isolate for 5 days.

2. Current Guidance for Respiratory Viruses:  Please adhere to the following guidelines from the CDC for respiratory viruses including COVID-19, Flu, and RSV:

• • • • • Stay home and away from others when sick with a respiratory virus (such as COVID-19, Flu & RSV) until

          • • • Symptoms are getting better, and

              • Fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.

        • When returning to normal activities, additional precautions are recommended over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, washing hands with soap and water or using hand sanitizer when water is not available, covering coughs and sneezes, wearing a mask, physical distancing, and getting tested for respiratory viruses.