Nurses Notes: COVID-19

As we completed our first week back following the holiday break, I am very proud of our efforts and commitment to having a Covid-free campus! The safety of our students, staff, and community is our priority. The CDC released a study on Thursday with significant findings:

Fifty-nine percent of all transmission came from people without symptoms, under the model’s baseline scenario. That includes 35 percent of new cases from people who infect others before they show symptoms and 24 percent that come from people who never develop symptoms at all.

Full article link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/07/covid-death-record/

This finding, coupled with the nation's highest daily death rate this week, underscores the reason why we must remain so diligent. The crisis in California, particularly in LA, highlights what can happen in a community when the healthcare system cannot keep up with the rate of infection. It could happen so easily in our own community, and we must all work together to prevent this horrible scenario here at home. It does not matter whether one does or does not have symptoms - you can still pass Covid-19 to others, and someone could die.

For your assurance on how we maintain safety protocols at VIMSIA, please know we are utilizing the following Covid-19 symptom screener adopted by the National Association of School Nurses when a student presents with an illness complaint or symptom (Poster Below)

Thanks to all for doing your part in keeping your family, community, and school safe!

Yours in Health,

Nurse Sally