COVID-19 cases are beginning to spike back up again in the United States, as well as in schools and communities. Although, according to NBC News, “They don’t seem to be as sick with it as they were two years ago.”
The Center for Disease Control states, “ What we’re seeing now is our patients who are admitted with COVID pneumonia in the ICU tend to respond faster to treatment, they’re less likely to die, and get discharged earlier.”
Although schools are no longer keeping track of the virus like they initially had, school nurse Jodi Sumrall states that since school started in August, she’s been sending five to eight kids home a day with symptoms of the virus. She states that the most common symptoms are low grade fevers, sore throat and muscle soreness.
Sumrall’s advice on preventing the spread of the virus at school is most importantly washing hands. “Keep your hands clean and if you’re sick or have any symptoms, then stay home and distance yourself,” Sumrall said.
Out of many kids at the high school, freshman Harrison Havard was recently out for a week with COVID. This was his second time having the virus, having had it in 2021, and experienced dizziness, a cough and stomach aches. He also stated that this most recent time was not as bad as it was his seventh grade year.
Two administrators, Brittany Brown and Kristin Davis, have also had COVID recently. This was both their third time having the virus and the worse it has been.
Brown and Davis both experienced the exact same symptoms : chest congestions, headaches, sore throat and low grade fevers. Although unlike Brown, Davis had the vaccine. “ She’s vaccinated and I’m not and we’ve had the exact same symptoms the exact same number of times,” Brown said.
