Child with temperature

[Browntile]

Just wanting to rant tonight on my friends behalf about how rubbish this all is.
Her 6 year old has developed a cold over the weekend and has a mild but definite temperature (38.4). She had been back at school 3 days!! After speaking to 111 they now have to isolate as a family so her husband can’t go to work (teacher) and her year 6 child can’t go in either until they have the test results. I just feel so frustrated for them.
AIBU to think most schools could potentially have half their kids off very soon isolating waiting for results?!!
Mine still aren’t even back yet 😫

As in my children aren’t even back at school yet!

If she tests tomorrow she'll have the results back in a day or 2 and (presuming its negative) life can carry on as normal. And if people keep their children home when they're running a temperature there'll be less bugs spreading through schools.

This is exactly me. Son has a mild temp and a snotty nose. We've had to get him a covid test today. We're now
Isolating until the result comes through (please be tomorrow!!). He was back two days. He has a cold and I'm fairly certain his test will be negative, but he's now off school and I can't work or get paid until we have the result back. It sucks, but we're in the middle of a pandemic and there's bugger all we can do about it. 😕

YANBU it’s going to be one hell of a winter and a school year

I just hope they get the testing capacity and speed sorted out. Otherwise it’s going to be a huge mess.

We had to isolate exactly like this but test was available from half an hour after we looked online to book and the results were back 18 hours later.

Unfortunately that's a side effect to them being back to school.
Yes, in 99% of cases a temperature will be just due to a cold, but it's that 1% chance that people can't take.

I work in a school, I've shielded since the start of this whole thing due to underlying health issues that put me a risk category, but I've had to go back to work as the government feels it safe.

So as inconvenient as it will be to do this every time your child has a temperature (speaking to all parents) please know that it is appreciated by those like myself that are classed as 'at risk.'

AIBU to think most schools could potentially have half their kids off very soon isolating waiting for results?!!

Not at all. It’s extremely likely. But not considered by all the parent pressure groups who ensured all children returned at the same time in Sept almost guaranteeing to cause this exact situation.

Just want to add, where I've said I've had to go back to work, I'm not saying I'm against being there, I am happy to be at work, I'm not against schools going back or anything like that

It is a bit inconvenient but the results are in after 24hrs or so. It's not really a big deal for everyone to miss a few days of school over the next few months waiting for test results every time you get symptoms.

The alternative is that you isolate for two weeks with symptoms OR schools close again. A few days isolating every so often feels like a small price to pay.

Had the same thing for my 5 year old, test came back negative this morning
But now my youngest has a high temp, so have to get her tested in the morning as have to treat each child individually.
I get why we are doing this but this is going to be one long arse autumn/winter.

Also just to clarify whilst it’s rubbish and infuriating I totally get we have to do it and I’m not actually moaning about that. I wouldn’t dream of sending a child in with a temperature also. But as my friend said chances are her sister will now catch it too (assuming it’s a cold) so they’ll have to go through the process again in a couple of days.
She can’t get a test at the nearest drive through centre as they’re too busy (presumably with all the kids who have caught colds going back to school!) so she’s got to wait for one to be delivered and then sent off.

@swisherfisher absolutely. At the end of the day it is just inconvenient and far preferable to people more losing their lives of course but it’s not just a child missing a day or two of school, it’s their parents not being able to work again, siblings not going in either.

@Porcupineinwaiting That’s actually a really good point about hopefully less bugs spreading. Fingers crossed!!

But now my youngest has a high temp, so have to get her tested in the morning as have to treat each child individually.

But as a household you need to isolate for 2 weeks anyway.

@Feminist10101 not unless someone has a positive test result or there has been a known contact with someone with a positive test.

My son had a negative test yesterday so no we didn't need to isolate, but because my dd has a high temp now we have to test again and self isolate until the results.

So anytime a child has a temp they’ll get tested? Wtf. Children get temps a lot during winter. No way would I let anyone shove that swab you my child’s bloody nose. If your child has a temp keep them off school. Do people realise it’s got over 98% recover rate? More people die from cancer than the virus,

[quote Porcupineinwaiting]@Feminist10101 not unless someone has a positive test result or there has been a known contact with someone with a positive test.[/quote]
Not according to the NHS.

“you live with someone who has symptoms or tested positive”

www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-and-treatment/when-to-self-isolate-and-what-to-do/

Household member with symptoms = self isolate, test or no/positive/negative test

Loads of incorrect texts went out after negative tests saying no need to self isolate. The tests aren’t accurate enough to be sure that negative means no Covid.

So anytime a child has a temp they’ll get tested? Wtf.

They either have to get tested or self-isolate for seven days while the rest of the family isolates for fourteen days. If they do a test and its negative then there is no need for anyone in the household to continue isolating.

No way would I let anyone shove that swab you my child’s bloody nose

They don't shove it, it's done with a bit more finesse than that. And you don't have to let anyone do it, you can self-administer it at home. But basically it's a case if test or follow the seven/fourteen day isolation period.

Do people realise it’s got over 98% recover rate?

Long term health effects are still unclear and that's not much comfort for the 2% who don't recover. The government also needs to prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed by managing the infection rate.

They either have to get tested or self-isolate for seven days

Ten days.

Friend of mine has just had to do similar with her children who both got a temperature with a gap of 2 days. It’s going to be a long winter term

I’ve had it done and it’s but pleasant. Typo on the 98% it’s actually 99%. How many children are dying of hunger in Africa? Penny for the black baby as it was called when my mam was in school and it’s still going on today, that’s a pandemic. COVID is a type of flu, the majority of people who passed had underlying issues and were over the age of 80.

Not all of them were old/unwell at all.