My young child tested positive for COVID-19. The rest of the family remained negative. Now what?
by Alison Bowen, Chicago Tribune
Jan 28, 2022
3 minutes
CHICAGO -- As the omicron variant spread in Chicago, area hospitals saw more children testing positive for COVID-19 and hospitalized. Some were there because of illness and some for other reasons but happened to also test positive.
For many children who caught COVID-19 and remained asymptomatic or with mild illness, this was the first time their families faced a scenario where the child tested positive — but the rest of the family remained negative.
These families enter a gray area of guidance because isolation and quarantine tips tend to
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