Checking for symptoms: Low risk symptoms  & High risk symptoms 

Parents, please review the following before sending your child to school every day.  We all need to work in partnership to keep our school as healthy as possible.  Please take your child's temperature every morning as you review these symptoms.

Students, faculty, and staff will be required to remain home, or will be sent home, if they exhibit ONE of the following symptoms: 

• Fever of 37.5°C (99.5°F) or higher
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Sudden loss of taste or smell

TWO or MORE of the following symptoms:

• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Loss of appetite
• Cough

When to stay home / What to do

Use of Masks

Hand Washing

• Talking to kids about COVID-19

• "Action for Happiness Calendars" 

• Calming techniques for children

• COVID-19 Anxiety: Coping with stress and fear

• Mindfulness Activities for children

Checking for symptoms: Low risk symptoms  & High risk symptoms 

Please review the following before coming to school every day.  We all need to work in partnership to keep our school as healthy as possible.  Please take your temperature every morning as you review these symptoms.

Students, faculty, and staff will be required to remain home, 
or will be sent home, if they exhibit ONE of the following symptoms:

• Fever of 37.5°C (99.5°F) or higher
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Sudden loss of taste or smell

TWO or MORE of the following symptoms:

• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Loss of appetite
• Cough

When to stay home / What to do

HOW TO GET A COVID TEST AND REGISTER FOR VACCINATION

How to obtain a COVID test

COVID-19 tests are only done when the person presents symptoms and with the doctors order.
If the person has at least two symptoms and the doctor determines that a COVID-19 test is necessary, MEDICUS, as well as other medical insurances, will cover the test in their centers.
If you want to do a COVID-19 test to discard the illness, you will have to pay for it, if you do not have the doctor's order for it.
If you have any doubts or are experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19 please contact your medical insurance doctor and the school nurses.

Information about the Vaccine & How to Register

Regarding the Sputnik-V vaccine, although phase 3 of the clinical trial is ongoing, phase 1 and 2 have been successful, with no secondary effects and people who got sick despite getting the vaccine, the illness was really mild.
 
From the research we can highlight some reasons to trust the vaccine:

1. The technology being used is the same one used on ebola, MERS-CoV, influenza and rabies. It is safe and does not cause severe illness in healthy people. Also, it produces a complete immune response to the virus. Oxford and the Chinese are using the same technology.
2. As the vaccine is vector based, vector as vehicle, they are able to induce genetic material into the cell, removing the virus and at the same time boosting the immune response. Phase 1 and 2 have been successful and as said before the people who got sick having the vaccine got really mild symptoms. This is something that can happen, as well as with the influenza vaccine. It prevents you from getting the severe form of the illness.
3. Having two doses assures better immune response. The worst thing that can happen is not generating immunity for the virus, but even though this might happen, what the Scientific Community is looking for is between 70 and 80% of the population to be immune. This would protect vulnerable groups and avoid the virus to spread so easily.
4. The vaccine is approved for people aged 18 and over.  After clinical trials it has now been proved to be over 90% effective in individuals aged over 60 years. So, individuals aged 60 and over can get the vaccine also.

About Sputnik-V

HOW TO REGISTER TO GET THE VACCINE

• The campaign is managed by the Government and so far the vaccine is not available from any private vendor at this time.
• The campaign is public, voluntary, and without charge.
• All those who want to receive the vaccine need to register on the Government's website choosing the option that says "Me quiero registrar". They will receive information regarding the campaign and updates on the appointments for receiving the vaccine. But, it is important to clarify that registering does NOT imply they are making an appointment or reservation to get the vaccine. As soon as the vaccines are available and the vaccination schedule is confirmed, they will receive a notification of the appointment.
• In this first phase,  the priority is given to health workers, those aged over 60, younger adults (19 to 59 years) in risk groups, members of the security forces, and teachers.

OFFICIAL VACCINATION SITe
 

Visits to the nurse

Due to infection control and illness management guidelines, foot traffic in the Nurse’s Office needs to be kept at a minimum.

• Teachers should evaluate the need/urgency of the student´s issue
• Ask the nurses prior to sending a kid by phone/ hangouts/ email to avoid that students gather inside the nurse’s office.
• Symptoms to send a kid to the nurse:
  • Fever or chills
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Headache
  • Sore throat
  • New loss of taste or smell
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Pink eye
  • Skin rash
  • Serious bumps/cuts/injuries
  • Severe allergy reactions
  • Cough
  • Special cases: Any student who needs to take prescribed medication
• Not more than 3 students will be allowed inside the center and always keeping the 2 mts distance between.
• Each classroom will have a Basic first aid kit
• Useful phone numbers: 
  Nurses ext 190/191 
  cel. 15-4437-5206
  Guards ext 110

• Talking to kids about COVID-19

• "Action for Happiness Calendars" 

• Calming techniques for children

• COVID-19 Anxiety: Coping with stress and fear

• Mindfulness Activities for children