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Minister Donnelly issues updates to Ireland's public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Testing for COVID-19 (4 - 39 yrs) if symptomatic

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Testing for COVID-19 (4 - 39 yrs) if symptomatic

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PRESS RELEASE 30/12/21 gov.ie - Minister Donnelly issues updates to Ireland’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Minister Donnelly issues updates to Ireland's public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Minister Donnelly issues updates to Ireland's public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Fermoy ETNS COVID-19 Summary for Parents

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Fermoy ETNS COVID-19 Summary for Parents

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Video Advice for Parents and Pupils (Department of Education)

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Video Advice for Parents and Pupils (Department of Education)

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See up to date information on what to do if your child has symptoms of COVID-19, how to get urgent medical help if your child is unwell and how to protect your child from COVID-19 using the link below.

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Information for students, parents and families

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See up to date information on what to do if your child has symptoms of COVID-19, how to get urgent medical help if your child is unwell and how to protect your child from COVID-19 using the link below.

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Current Symptoms as per guidance- Common & Uncommon

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Current Symptoms as per guidance- Common & Uncommon

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- High temperature
- Cough
- Breathing difficulties
- Loss of taste or smell
- Fatigue
- Aches and pains
- Runny nose
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Vomiting or diarrhoea.

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See up to date information on what to do if your child has symptoms of COVID-19, how to get urgent medical help if your child is unwell and how to protect your child from COVID-19 using the link below.

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Information for students, parents and families

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See up to date information on what to do if your child has symptoms of COVID-19, how to get urgent medical help if your child is unwell and how to protect your child from COVID-19 using the link below.

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- Stay home
- Call GP for free advice
- If referred for test, stay home until results
- If not detected, child can return to school with alternate diagnosis from GP (even if symptoms persist e.g. runny nose, cough)
- Follow the most recently updated Isolation Guidelines (23rd December '21) please

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Chief Medical Officer letter to parents 1/12/'21

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Chief Medical Officer letter to parents 1/12/'21

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Posters for Parents (Department of Education)

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Posters for Parents (Department of Education)

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See up to date information on what to do if your child has symptoms of COVID-19, how to get urgent medical help if your child is unwell and how to protect your child from COVID-19 using the link below.

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Information for students, parents and families

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See up to date information on what to do if your child has symptoms of COVID-19, how to get urgent medical help if your child is unwell and how to protect your child from COVID-19 using the link below.

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Wellbeing advice and resources for parents, students and school staff during COVID-19

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Back-to-School Advice for Junior Infants ISL

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Back-to-School Advice for Senior Infants to Second Class ISL

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Back to School Advice for Third Class to 6th Class

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Department of Education COVID Response Plan Aug. '21

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Department of Education COVID Response Plan Aug. '21

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Vulnerable passengers should continue to wear a face mask when travelling, ideally a medical or respirator mask such as an FFP2/FFP3/N95/KN95 masks which offers a higher level of protection than a standard surgical or cloth mask.

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Fermoy ETNS Return to School Declaration

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Fermoy ETNS Return to School Declaration

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Complete this prior to the start of this school year please. Also complete it after ANY absence from school. Thank You.

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Return to Educational Facility Parental Declaration Form / Absent from School Slip 2021-2022

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HSE & HPSC form - required by the Department of Education and the school before returning to school after any absence. This form is to be submitted for each and every absence, for every child in the school. Please complete for any days that your child is absent.

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Wellbeing advice and resources during COVID-19

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Advice and resources developed by the Department of Education NEPS psychologists for parents, students and school staff as they return to school.

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HSE guidance on Antigen testing for close contacts

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What we mean by fully vaccinated against COVID-19

You are fully vaccinated:

7 days after your second Pfizer/BioNTech dose - also known as 'Comirnaty'

15 days after your second AstraZeneca dose - this vaccine may be called 'Vaxzevria' or 'Covishield'

14 days after your second Moderna dose - also known as 'Spikevax'

14 days after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine 'Janssen' - this is a single dose vaccine

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What we mean by fully vaccinated against COVID-19 You are fully vaccinated: 7 days after your second Pfizer/BioNTech dose - also known as 'Comirnaty' 15 days after your second AstraZeneca dose - this vaccine may be called 'Vaxzevria' or 'Covishield' 14 days after your second Moderna dose - also known as 'Spikevax' 14 days after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine 'Janssen' - this is a single dose vaccine Please accept Youtube cookies to view this content.

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 How to get tested if your child has symptoms of Covid-19 

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 How to get tested if your child has symptoms of Covid-19 

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HSE link to advice

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If your GP decides that you do not need a test

If you have symptoms of COVID-19, you will be asked to stay home until you have had no symptoms for 48 hours. You should behave as if you have the virus and self-isolate (stay in your room). People you live with will need to restrict their movements.
What to do if you are a close contact Treating COVID-19 symptoms at home
Limitations of testing for COVID-19

No test is 100% accurate. All tests have limitations. This is the same with the test for COVID-19.

The test will find the virus in most people who have symptoms. But in some cases it may not pick up that you have the virus.

Some test samples may go missing or we may be unable to identify a patient. This can happen in a very small number of cases due to human error. All steps are taken to prevent this and every effort is made to trace samples to patients.

Serial testing

Serial COVID-19 testing is a measure to test certain groups of people who do not have an infection. It is repeated regularly, sometimes weekly, on a voluntary basis.

Serial testing is offered as a precaution to people in certain settings where infection is more likely to occur. For example, certain workplaces or facilities, such as meat factories, residential care facilities or direct provision centres.

If you are being serial tested, you can go to school or work as normal unless you develop symptoms of COVID-19 or get a positive COVID-19 test result. In these cases, you should self-isolate (stay in your room) and your close contacts should restrict their movements.

Tests for people who have travelled to Ireland and want to exit self-quarantine

If you travel to Ireland from a non-designated state you must self-quarantine for 14 days after you arrive. You can end the self-quarantine 14 days after you arrive or by having a PCR test with a negative result (COVID-19 not detected) at least 5 days after you arrive. If you have a test, continue to self-quarantine until you receive a negative test result (COVID-19 not detected).
Read about travelling to Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic and self-quarantine on the gov.ie website
Last updated: 21 June 2021 at 9.45am

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If you have symptoms of COVID-19, you will be asked to stay home until you have had no symptoms for 48 hours. You should behave as if you have the virus and self-isolate (stay in your room). People you live with will need to restrict their movements.

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Under 13yrs - Isolation Guide

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Isolation quick guide Adults and children from their 13th birthday

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Updated 18/01/22

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Isolation quick guide Adults and children from their 13th birthday.pdf