Would you socialise with others while a member of your household was awaiting a PCR test result?

[LordOfTheThings]

Or would you be happy to socialise with someone who had a household member waiting for a result?

Straw poll please. Yes or No for both.

I think people don’t realise that being double vaxd isn’t necessarily going to prevent you getting bad symptoms when you get covid.

My friend is double vaxd and in bed with the virus. He’d prob be in ICU had he not been vaxd at all.

It’s still out there. It’s still affecting people. Just because the government wants herd immunity doesn’t mean I’m going to be swanning about spreading it when I could stay home and await results and keep others safe. Obv if I have to go to work and that’s within the rules I would do so.

I was in this position recently and gave people I was meeting the option. All said no. :)

I think most people understand that the rules have changed. I'm pissed off that my friend didn't let me know that her husband had symptoms and was awaiting a PCR result (came back positive today) when we met last night. Yes we were outside and we're both double jabbed, as is he, but I'm not long finished chemo and I would have probably not met with her had I known.

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I think most people understand that the rules have changed. I'm pissed off that my friend didn't let me know that her husband had symptoms and was awaiting a PCR result (came back positive today) when we met last night. Yes we were outside and we're both double jabbed, as is he, but I'm not long finished chemo and I would have probably not met with her had I known.

She's a selfish ignorant idiot, especially if she knows you've not long finished chemo.

No and yes.

And would (and have) be close to someone who has tested positive.

But I had covid in July.

No

My best friend went to work and on with her life after her parents and sister, who she had been visiting with days prior, tested positive. No one cares anymore. It's infuriating and scary.

No and no.

I presume your friend knows about your chemo op. Yes it is within rules but i think it is really shitty of her. I would not be happy one bit.

I'm probably being silly but it's really upset me. I work in a school and am stressed about it all anyway, I just thought she would have at least let me know.

DH has taken a test today after being contacted by Test and Trace to say he is a contact. He is double jabbed and symptomless so doesn't have to isolate whilst waiting for results - we are all going about our lives as normal. I would be far, far more cautious if I had a household member with symptoms awaiting a result however...

No and probably not. I definitely think the person should tell whoever they're meeting - the decision goes both ways.

Absolutely not, I'd work as I have no choice, but I would be so cautious and definitely wouldn't be mixing socially. Household isolation should still be a thing.

Given your chemo situation she WBU. Has the friend taken a LFT?

Hypothetically I think if someone I lived with was waiting for results I’d take a LFT and act accordingly. I don’t know if that’s right though.

She hasn't taken an LFT. I thought that household members had to have a PCR too if someone tests positive but I might be wrong.

Yes I would socialise & i don't care about anyone's vaccination status, too.

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She hasn't taken an LFT. I thought that household members had to have a PCR too if someone tests positive but I might be wrong.

Recommended but not compulsory (in England, different in Scotland)

No and no.

No and no.

Since my DH is immune compromised, if someone knew they might be exposed and met with me anyway, I’m not sure I could ever forgive them.

No and no
I'm sorry your friend was so thoughtless

No and no.

My cousin did this, before the rules changed. Gave covid to her, shielding, mum. Who is still months later very very ill and sleeping about 16 hours a day and can't even muster the energy to leave the house.

But then that cousin also went out and about after her mum had been taken to hospital in an ambulance and the paramedics told them, non of them could leave until they all had PCR test results. She only stayed in once it came back positive.

Nope, DH had a positive lat flow so went for PCR. When he was booking it he could book me in at the same time and we both had to isolate until results. He was proper positive and i was negative and my lat flows have stayed negative. I’m in a position where I can WFH for periods of time if needed so i arranged that and didn’t go out. Whilst legally I could go about my business, morally I wouldn’t have felt right going to work every day know I was coming home to a
Covid positive person
Each night

No

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My best friend went to work and on with her life after her parents and sister, who she had been visiting with days prior, tested positive. No one cares anymore. It's infuriating and scary.

But that is allowed within the new guidelines if your best friend is double vaxxed.

Although this opens a whole new Avenue for people who aren’t fully vaxxed to just lie and tell others that they don’t need to isolate if someone in their household is positive, because they’re vaxxed. You can’t police lies, can you?

Fecking not !!