Boozhoo All!<\/p>\n
We currently have 6 active cases of COVID in the community.\u00a0 I encourage staff and community members to continue masking and social distancing when you\u2019re with anyone who doesn\u2019t live in your household.\u00a0 If you\u2019re not vaccinated, please consider scheduling an appointment to receive one.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve quarantined quite a few households this week, remember, if you\u2019re vaccinated you do NOT need to quarantine.\u00a0 Getting the vaccine will keep you at work and your kids in school.<\/p>\n
The current MDH recommendations if you are NOT vaccinated for quarantining if you have a positive case in your household is 14 days from the LAST day you have contact with the positive case.\u00a0 If you are unable to separate from the positive case your quarantine date is the first day the case is no longer contagious, so that means you would be stuck at home for close to 26 days or more if there are other positive cases.\u00a0 This is a LONG time.\u00a0 If you have a positive case in the household, there is NOT a shortened quarantine time and you can NOT test out of quarantine with a negative test.\u00a0 Bois Forte is following the MDH (Minnesota Department of Health) guidelines.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll break that down with dates.\u00a0 You have 5 people in your household, none are vaccinated.<\/p>\n
November 1-\u00a0 Little Johnny starts to get a cough and a runny nose. You bring him in to get tested, he\u2019s positive for COVID.<\/p>\n
November 12-\u00a0 Johnny will need to isolate through Nov 11, he is no longer contagious Nov 12<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n November 17- \u00a0If household members can stay separated from Johnny<\/em><\/strong>, including using a different bathroom, starting Nov 2, they will need to quarantine through November 16, they can leave the house November 17.<\/p>\n November 27-\u00a0 If household members can\u2019t separate from Johnny<\/strong><\/em>, their first day of the 14 day quarantine starts the first day Johnny isn\u2019t contagious.\u00a0 That means your 14 days STARTS November 12.\u00a0 So you will need to stay in quarantine through November 26, you can leave the house November 27.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re lucky no one else gets COVID.\u00a0 If someone else comes tests positive then all of your dates move back again according to the dates of that positive case.\u00a0 You could be in quarantine for 4 weeks straight or more.\u00a0 If you were vaccinated you wouldn\u2019t need to quarantine, at all.\u00a0 You would be recommended to wear a mask out in public and to watch your contacts for the 14 days.\u00a0 Please consider vaccinating.<\/p>\n Thank you all who have been following the guidelines, I know it is hard and very frustrating, but this is how we keep the virus from spreading.<\/p>\n Miigwech!<\/p>\n Teri Morrison RN, Lead Community Health Nurse<\/p>\n Bois Forte Health and Human Services<\/p>\n 13071 Nett Lake Road, Suite A<\/p>\n Nett Lake, MN\u00a0 55772<\/p>\n 218-757-3295<\/p>\n 218-757-3335 Fax<\/p>\n