Part V $-$ What Do We Do Next?

At home, Megan struggled with the news that Kat was going to stay in the hospital for some time. She decided she wanted to write an email to their soccer team telling them of Kat's diagnosis. She thought it was her job to tell them that they were at risk, and they shouldn't take COVID$-19$ as lightly as she and her sister had.

In time, Kat recovered, but Megan and her dad never developed outward symptoms of COVID$-19.$ The girls' mom developed a mild case of the disease with a slight cough and fever, but never anything like what Kat had. Later tests showed everyone in the family had been exposed to the disease, but only Kat developed a severe symptomatic case. Megan and her parents had been lucky.

Assignment

Adopting the role of Megan, draft an email to Kat's teammates. Consider the following when drafting your email:

$-$What and how much should you tell the team about the situation with your sister?

Is it ethical to share the specifics of her situation?

How much advice $($if any$)$ would you provide to the team about quarantine and what to do next?

Do you think quarantines are effective? Why or why not?

How would you make the team believe that your advice is real and not anecdotal?

Would you share any of the science you had learned?

$-$What will be your next steps going forward?