Do I really need to test?

[theginge]

My child (5) had their flu nasal spray last week at school. The school have now said that one of the nurses administering the vaccine has tested positive for covid (the day after they were in the school!).

The school have said that they were wearing full PPE and only spent around 30 seconds in close proximity to each child. They are now asking that every child in the school and their entire household go and get a pcr test off the back of this!

Is this the correct procedure? We are fairly rural and have so far had zero cases within the school to date so I don't know if they are blowing this way out of proportion. Surely the chance of transmission is greater from going to the supermarket yet we are not told to test after each visit!?

I would understand if they advised to test if we developed symptoms but this seems crazy to me!

I can understand them saying children need to get tested, as that is standard rules, but definitely not their families. Plus you would think that catching it from the nurse in full PPE and only contact for less than a minute, the chances must be really small.

Surely just the children as close contact? And then parents if any of the children we to test positive.
That's the usual procedure isn't it? Just the contact to test.

No. Not in England.
Close contact is considered to be 15 mins in the same room with no mask.

I’m normally the first to scream just get a test.

That seems like a waste of NHS funds to me. But maybe they know something you don't? Like some of the kids are already showing signs of covid.

And like @Fallagain I'm usually on the side of being cautious and getting a test.