Covid positive

So what do you suggest? Should we go back to people with covid not going to work, regardless of the impact on the economy? How would we get asymptomatic people to stay home? Do you want us to return to forcing children to shove these tests up their nose every time they have a cough? Staying off school because other kids may have vulenerable family members?

Flinging insults isn’t really helpful - please give us the actual practical solutions to this problem.

Same.

I was on a holiday a while ago and felt absolutely rank. I’m pretty sure I’d have got a positive test but didn’t test.

<tin hat is on >

Although I would know as haven't tested for a few years now.

Yes if I felt well enough to.

No. I wouldn't. I've seen too many young healthy people suffering devssting effects of Long Covid. I also saw my mum hospitalised and delerious with Covid.

@TipsyKoala you are quite wrong on that point . Some people do. When I ordered some more tests on Amazon not so long ago they indicated that it was popular item and 20k just had recently been sold. seasonal flu season is now over - if you feel very rubbish there is a good chance that it could be Covid right now - Covid isn’t seasonal .

I know quite a few who have had it in the past few weeks including someone who inadvertently infected a large chunk of those on a sales dept away day. It had a real impact on their business because so many people felt like shit and needed to take a few days off work .

if you know you have Covid, sitting on a plane unmasked next to someone else can have far reaching consequences like long Covid ( it is a thing and sets it apart from a cold ) for them or they could pass it onto a vulnerable relative. This is part of the reason travelling has become so stressful for those who are vulnerable .

it must be hard for our most vulnerable knowing there are the tools out there but no one is prepared to use them . I do have some vulnerable relatives and I always test before seeing them .

interestingly I was at a major European Airport not so long ago and there was. a lady looked really unwell - and they refused to let her board . I’m flying tomorrow - I hope @Galwaygirl Covid positive person isnt sitting next to me without a decent mask on especially since many have unpleasant gastro issues with current Covid and that would be extremely unpleasant for fellow users of aircraft loos .

Are you testing for flu or latent TB both of which could put vulnerable people at risk. Do you drive as every time you go out there is the risk of harming someone?
There could be others on the plane with asymptomatic COVID who are a risk to others who have not tested.

I had covid last week and went on a family holiday. Everyone knew I was positive and was comfortable with it so as long as anyone you're going with knows and you dont feel too shit it's fine

But this makes no sense, over a third of people have no symptoms at all, and something like another 40 percent have very mild symptoms, so wouldn’t know they had it. There is also no testing program, and people are not covered by their insurance if they cancel

sure call people selfish cunts if they won’t give up thousands of pounds worth of holiday, dont test, but you’d need to petition all thr world governments to change that,

or vulnerable people could understand that rhe world did stop to protect them.and now it’s restarted so they do need to protect themselves

I missed my SILs hen party abroad in 2021 due to catching Covid leading up to it. I was testing all week after I got symptoms, but only tested positive on the day I felt better, which was the day before we flew out 😭.

I think I have Covid again now. Based on how I felt yesterday, I probably won’t go, but I would today as I feel a lot better.

No. I have covid at the minute. It's shit. I'm working from home whilst feeling dreadful. Husband is keeping distance to stay healthy. If you get on a plane with covid, everyone will be infected by the time you land. Everyone's holiday ruined. I'd reschedule it, or join later when no longer infectious.

Of course not.

Oh so it's no longer deadly to the vulnerably an often utterly fucking awful for many, plus life changing if it turns into long covid.

so many selfish cunts around.

Yes, THIS.

Covid or not -- if you're too sick to go, stay home. Doesn't matter if it's Covid, a cold, the flu, D&V . . . there's nothing special about knowing it's Covid vs something else.

Well thats a drip feed.

Most people would, which is why my extremely vulnerable mother doesn’t go out. Unless it’s to the hospital.

I still test occasionally if ill, so I can protect my family if I get COVID. It makes sense.

If you are well enough, have travel insurance that will cover any hospital treatment if needed and you are able to wear a good quality mask around others then I would consider going.
I would take a few spare masks to offer any passengers sitting near me too.

Like pp I too have long COVID and wouldn't wish it upon anyone.

Well as a vulnerable person I would be able to claim on insurance as since 2020 have always ensured I have Covid cover included and the requirement for antivirals would be a medical reason for me to cancel

So you’d lose your holiday, and even though insurance doesn’t cover it. That is very altruistic of you

The vast majority of folks don’t know if they are spreading as the guidance is not to test, and many people have little to no symptoms.

if you wish restrictions brought back, and testing, then you need to petition the government,

Not if I was going on a flight or other enclosed place where I could impact vulnerable travellers

Covid is an inflammatory disease that attacks multiple systems .

Flu killed more people in 1918 than died in the First World War and still causes a large spike in mortality rates in winter as it is a seasonal disease.

Spreading either about is irresponsible .

If I think I'm infectious I stay at home. I don't go round knowingly infecting people.

The two days before chicken pox spots appear your very infectious but don't know so it can't be helped. You'd be an absolute arsehole to go out covered in spots touching stuff and other people. You stay at home 4/5 until your all scabbed over.

I’ve had it , and more particularly I had parents bringing children in for appointments with accompanying children vomiting into bowls . They didn’t think it was a problem as the parent hadn’t got it ……. yet.

I caught measles from a patient (I am too old to have had the vaccine ) which I passed onto my baby who developed hearing problems later in life.

I’ve caught impetigo , more gastric bugs etc than you could shake a stick at from patients who have come in infectious .

I never caught covid at work because we screened every patient and had extremely good cross infection and PPE . Not one of our staff caught covid during the most infectious period.

I caught covid , probably , from someone on holiday who I shared a long distance train carriage with and who, despite coughing , wouldn’t open a window. As a result I ended up in hospital and have been unable to work clinically again .

But I would assume you're similarly vunerable to other virus like flu or even secondary chest infection from a cold? So the fact it's covid doesn't matter.