A report from the rink our first month into the hockey season and the COVID homie system, how this informs our transition to a post COVID world, immunity via vaccine vs natural immunity, the question of vaccine induced myocarditis (ie young men matter), and scaring people at Food Lion with my open ended street epi questions...

Here are the protocols we are currently using in our hockey rink:

Vaccinated person – exposed to COVID:

• Needs to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days.
• Does NOT need to quarantine but get tested 3-5 days after exposure. If positive, isolate for 10 days.
• Wear a mask in public places indoors until negative test* obtained.
• Can continue coming to practice and games if ASYMPTOMATIC.
• *Rapid test is fine! Rapid is 96% sensitive and 99% specific within 7 days of exposure.

UNvaccinated person – exposed to COVID:

• Wear a mask and get tested right away. Begin 14 day quarantine.
• Early test-to-release from quarantine on day 7 if no symptoms develop and negative test between days 5-7.

Cold symptoms – no known COVID exposure, any vaccination status:

• Wear a mask and get tested (rapid test) within 3-5 days of symptoms starting.
• If negative, retest in 36 hours.
• If 2 negatives, all clear.

If you have changes/suggestions, please drop me a line akrug@abcmedicalwriting.com. 

Thank you!