Covid-19 Considerations

                          

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Last updated January 26, 2026

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Covid-19 has changed how we live and how we work. Face masks - I continue to wear a mask as needed. If you are sick, or have been exposed to someone who is sick or has Covid, please call and reschedule your appointment. 

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​  Here is our 04/04/24 guidelines from Washington State Department of Health:

 

• Take Steps to Avoid Spreading COVID-19 or Another Respiratory Virus to others.

• If you have respiratory virus symptoms that are not better explained by another cause (such as allergies) or test positive for COVID-19 or another respiratory virus, follow CDC guidance for staying home and away from others; this includes people you live with who are not sick.

• You can go back to your normal activities when both of the following have been true for at least 24 hours:

• Your symptoms are getting better overall, and

• You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).

• You can tell your symptoms are improving when you start to feel better and you feel well enough to fully participate in your activities, such as learning in a classroom or completing tasks at work. A respiratory virus infection can have many types of symptoms, some of which can last beyond when someone is contagious (able to spread the virus), such as a lingering cough. Having a single symptom or a combination of symptoms is not as important as the overall sense of feeling better and the ability to resume activities.

• When you go back to your normal activities, wear a mask and take added precautions over the next 5 days, such as taking steps to improve air flow and filtration, practicing good hand hygiene, cleaning regularly, physical distancing, and testing when you will be around other people indoors. You may still be contagious with a respiratory virus after returning to your normal activities, so it is important to take additional precautions.

• People with COVID-19 are often contagious for 5-10 days after their illness begins.

• People with flu may be contagious for up to 5-7 days after their illness begins.

• People with RSV are usually contagious for 3-8 days after their illness begins.

• https://doh.wa.gov/emergencies/covid-19/prevent-spreading-respiratory-viruses#whatshould

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• ​For my own practice:

• Restroom will be cleaned between each session.

• Window in session room will be open during session and between clients. 

• HEPA air purifier in room.

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