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Covid Guidance Update April 2024

  • The Centers for Disease Control and the Massachusetts Department of Public Heath have recently updated their respiratory virus (Flu, COVID, RSV, ect) isolation guidelines. Framingham Public Schools remains committed to the health and safety of our students and staff. Please see below to review our respiratory virus guidance changes. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your school nurse.

    • Protocol for Staff and Students Testing Positive for COVID/Flu or With Symptoms of a Respiratory Virus

      If you test positive for COVID-19/Flu, or have symptoms of a respiratory virus:

      • Please notify your principal and/or direct supervisor and stay home until you are feeling better.

      You may return to work or school if you are:

      • Fever free for 24hrs without the use of fever-reducing medications.

      • Are experiencing improvement in other symptoms (ie, no runny nose, improving cough, no body aches, no sore throat, no nausea or vomiting).

      • You feel well enough to be at work.

      • Are able to wear a well-fitting mask until day 5. The day symptoms start is day one.

      • If unable to wear a mask for the first five days of your illness, please stay home until day 6

     

    Ways to Decrease the Spread of Infection

    Vaccination

    Staying up to date with your vaccinations help protect people from severe illness, hospitalization, and even death. COVID-19 Flu and RSV vaccinations can be found at local pharmacies or your primary care provider.

    Hand Hygiene

    Good handwashing, covering coughs and sneezes, disposing of used tissues, and cleaning frequently touched surfaces can help to prevent illness.

    Clean Air

    Allowing more fresh air outside, spending time outdoors, and using indoor air purifiers can help keep air cleaner, decreasing respiratory illness transmission.

    Good Nutrition/Sleep/Exercise

    The benefits of good nutrition, sleep, and exercise cannot be underestimated. A balanced diet, 7-9 hours of sleep at night, and 30 minutes of moderate physical activity daily help the body fight infection and disease.

Updated Guidelines for Close Contacts

  • COVID-19 close contacts are no longer required to quarantine at home and can continue to attend school as long as they test negative and remain asymptomatic while monitoring for symptoms

    It is recommended that close contacts test with a rapid-antigen test on Day 6 after exposure

    If a student who is a close contact develops symptoms, please keep your student(s) home, test for COVID-19, and contact your healthcare provider

    Framingham Public Schools will monitor DESE/DPH Guidance (updated April 2024) for masking, quarantine, and isolation protocols and update as needed.

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