COVID Resources

The COVID Resource Page will be updated as we navigate waves of COVID cases and new variants. From answering your COVID FAQs and testing questions to sharing vaccination information, we're here with updates you can trust and care you can count on.

Allergies, Cold, Flu... or Something Else?

Is it allergies, a cold, the flu, or something else?

As we enter a new season, it is important to understand the differences between a cold, allergies, the flu, and COVID-19. Our School Nurses have provided a list of resources for the SFASD Community to help! As always, stay home if you feel ill and consult with your physician with any personal health questions.

MCOPH: Seasonal Allergies of COVID
CDC: Cold vs. Flu
CDC: Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19

Parents should review the MCOPH COVID-19 School Exclusion Chart for information on testing and returning to school. Visit the MCOPH website to learn more about COVID testing.

MCOPH Test Sites

MCOPH Level of Community Transmission

Spring-Ford Level of Community Transmission: Schools should work with local public health officials to determine the additional prevention strategies needed in their area by monitoring levels of community transmission (i.e., low, moderate, substantial, or high). SFASD will refer to the Montgomery County Office of Public Health (MCOPH) COVID-19 Rates by School District Dashboard (link below). MCOPH will update their data each week. Click here for the 2021-2022 Dashboard.

Find a Vaccine Site

On Tuesday, November 2, 2021 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) approved the pediatric Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 and confirmed that vaccine providers are ready to administer shots as soon as possible. With parental consent, children ages 5 through 11 may register to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Health will continue working with providers across the state to help ensure that the vaccine is available in every community. Parents can find the nearest COVID-19 vaccine provider at Vaccines.gov including county sites, local pharmacies, and medical providers.

Spring-Ford will continue to send vaccine and testing information through Weekly Updates, including links to register for first and second dose appointments and booster appointments in our area. At this time, local pharmacies are not offering mass clinics in a Spring-Ford facility.

Test to Stay Program

Test to Stay is a voluntary COVID-19 prevention strategy that allows students who are identified as a close contact to a case of COVID-19 to continue to attend school and participate in extracurricular activities in modified quarantine for seven days after the last day of exposure. To participate in Test to Stay, students will need to opt-in to completing an antigen testing cadence for COVID-19, remain symptom-free, and test negative to be able to remain in school and participate in extracurricular activities over their seven day quarantine period.

If a parent does not want their student to participate in the voluntary Test to Stay Program, that student will be required to quarantine in accordance with current recommendations outlined in the Montgomery County Office of Public Health.

Click here to learn more about the program, student eligibility requirements, and more.

Quick Links

If your child has tested positive for COVID 19, please take the following steps:

DO NOT SEND THEM TO SCHOOL!
Contact your regular family medical provider
Please call the attendance line at your child’s school and inform them your child has tested positive.

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