Vera Grace Moran is a five-year-old girl from Fairhaven. Although her parents have been very strict about keeping Vera and her sisters, Elle and Reis, safe during the pandemic, her family contracted COVID-19 shortly after Christmas and remained in quarantine for two weeks.
Vera’s case was mild, with symptoms only lasting 24 hours on Sunday, January 3. By Wednesday, January 13, the family completed their quarantine and thought they could put the virus behind them.
On Tuesday, February 2, Vera was extremely tired and started a high fever of 103.5. Vera’s mom, Stephanie Poyant-Moran, was very worried.
“I called her doctor and they said to keep an eye on it and let them know if anything changed. The fever remained that high for 48 hours, even with alternating medications to bring it down, she said. She developed a rash on Thursday morning and that was the last straw. We brought her to the pediatrician and they immediately called Boston Children’s Hospital to contact the COVI