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    The absenteeism rate at a child's school or child care centre is at least 30% higher than usual. Toronto Public Health provides several important COVID-19 reminders including daily screening, self-isolation requirements if testing positive or experiencing symptoms, notifying close contacts, isolation requirements for close community contacts, use of rapid tests, importance of masking, vaccination information, and contact information for COVID-19 questions.

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    The absenteeism rate at a child's school or child care centre is at least 30% higher than usual. Toronto Public Health provides several important COVID-19 reminders including daily screening, self-isolation requirements if testing positive or experiencing symptoms, notifying close contacts, isolation requirements for close community contacts, use of rapid tests, importance of masking, vaccination information, and contact information for COVID-19 questions.

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    The absenteeism rate at a child's school or child care centre is at least 30% higher than usual. Toronto Public Health provides several important COVID-19 reminders including daily screening, self-isolation requirements if testing positive or experiencing symptoms, notifying close contacts, isolation requirements for close community contacts, use of rapid tests, importance of masking, vaccination information, and contact information for COVID-19 questions.

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    Nicole Welch

    Director
    COVID-19 Liaison
    Chief Nursing Officer

    Dr. Eileen de Villa Public Health Tel: 416-338-7600


    Medical Officer of Health 277 Victoria Street [email protected]
    5th Floor www.toronto.ca/covid19
    Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W2

    Dear Parents/Guardians, Students and Staff,

    Re: Increased Absenteeism Rate at your child's School or Child Care Centre

    Toronto Public Health (TPH) has been notified by your child’s school or child care that the
    setting’s absenteeism rate is at least 30% higher than usual.

    There are multiple layers of protection in place for both staff and children in school and child
    care settings. Toronto Public Health continues to support schools and child care operators to
    review public health measures that should be in place to help prevent COVID-19 spread and to
    help keep schools and child care environments as safe as possible.

    Here are some important COVID-19 reminders:


    1. Daily screening

    All children/students and staff must be screened daily for symptoms of COVID-19 before
    attending school or child care facilities. The screening tool for children can be found here.
    Remember – do not attend/send your child to school if there are any symptoms, even if they
    are mild.

    2. Self-isolation

    If you, your child or another member of your household has tested positive on either a PCR
    test or a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT), or are experiencing symptoms on COVID-19, everyone in
    your household must stay home and self-isolate for 5 to 10 days depending on vaccination
    status.

    All household members must stay home and self-isolate for the same amount of time as the
    positive case. This includes siblings. For more information about self-isolation, please review
    page 2 of the screening tool for details on how long to stay home and self-isolate.

    3. Notify close contacts if you or your child develop COVID-19 symptoms or test positive

    Remember to notify all close contacts in the community with which you or your child had
    contact in the last 48 hours before the positive test result or when symptoms began.. A close
    contact in the community is anyone whom you/your child:
     Spent at least 15 minutes of time with outside the classroom or school or child care
    AND
     Where the contact was within two meters for at least 15 minutes - or multiple shorter
    lengths of time.
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    4. If you or your child are close contacts of someone with COVID-19 in the community

    If you or your child was identified as a close contact of someone with COVID-19 in the
    community (e.g. at an indoor gathering, playdate, indoor activity) take the following measures
    based on provincial requirements:
     No need to self-isolate if you or your child are fully vaccinated, not
    immunocompromised, AND are without COVID-19 symptoms.
     Self-isolate for 5 days from the last contact with the infected person if you or your
    child are 11 years and younger AND are either partially vaccinated or unvaccinated.
     Self-isolate for 10 days from the last contact with the infected person if you or your
    child are 12 years and older AND are either partially vaccinated, unvaccinated OR
    are immunocompromised.

    Based on provincial guidance, an individual sharing a classroom or child care cohort with an
    infected individual is not considered a close contact. Continue to monitor your child for
    symptoms. If your child has no symptoms, they may continue to attend school/child care.

    5. COVID-19 testing

    The province has made rapid antigen tests available at schools and child care centres to be
    used at home when your child has symptoms.

    6. Masking

    Wearing a mask is an important public health measure to stop the spread of COVID-19. Please
    make sure your child wears a high-quality, well-fitted mask when in school. Children should
    wear a high-quality, well-fitted mask when in child care, if possible. Send an extra mask with
    your child in a clean labelled bag.

    7. COVID-19 vaccinations

    Children can receive their first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses at one of the City-run
    immunization clinics, pop-up immunization clinics, hospital clinics, local school-based clinics or
    one of the more than 525 participating pharmacies.

    Booster appointments are available for individuals who are eligible and over the age of 18.
    Appointments can be booked by visiting the Ontario COVID-19 Vaccination Portal or by calling
    the Provincial Vaccine Booking Line at 1-833-943-3900. Please see Toronto Public Health's
    website for more information on how to get vaccinated.

    8. For more information

    If you have general questions about COVID-19, please call the Toronto Public Health Hotline
    at 416-338-7600, Monday to Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Interpretation services are
    available. If you need immediate health care assistance, please call Telehealth Ontario, 24
    hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-866-797-0000.

    Sincerely,
    Toronto Public Health COVID-19 Child and Youth Response Team

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