do you avoid sick people - even if it's not covid!

[kakeya97]

hello all. I know germs are everywhere - my kids could catch at school etc. I am not just talking about your average cold here.

say you had plans with someone for tomorrow since last week. They've texted to say they are ill with symptoms v - fever, aches, cold symptoms, cough, general fatigue. just feeling rough in general (seems to be going around) and been off work, a bit more than a slight cold but it's okay because they've done a pcr test which is negative and they still want to meet up.

so it's not covid so really you could still meet up because it's 'not covid'

would you still meet? I am reluctant. We generally avoid any illnesses, even my kids. But it's a family member so closer contact would mean potentially catching it.

becoming ill when I have a few important things on this week is not ideal also potentially meaning testing yourself to rule out covid, kids off school etc!

I mean if it was just a sniffle but if they felt unwell enough for a covid test...

Too bloody right I do, I don’t need to be up all night with sick kids and us sick in a preventable situation, fine if we get sick by bad luck but I certainly won’t go looking for it😂 anyone with an issue with that is pure selfish.

Like others I have various chronic illnesses and don't need any extra bugs!

No i don't avoid other people who seem mildly ill with respiratory symptoms. I have no regrets about this... I would avoid a person with signs of vomiting bug.

@IceCreamAndCandyfloss

Yes and I would cancel plans if sick myself. I’d feel selfish spreading germs around when it can be avoided.

Me too, it's basic common sense and consideration for others.

Not unreasonable. Me and my partner have the cold at the moment, both tested negative for Covid but cancelled on seeing my parents today as didn't want to give them the cold.

No I wouldn’t meet up. I can become very ill from what other people experience as “just” a cold. It can put me in bed for a week.

Yes, I do avoid people with colds and did so even before covid. There are three reasons:

1. I catch ALL the colds.
2. My DC also catch ALL the colds, and that makes our lives miserable as it rips through the house
3. My parents both have heart conditions and can't use most cold remedies, so in order to avoid a miserable time of it for them we have to avoid them whenever there's a cold in our house. That usually means the cancelling of plans, etc. as we see them almost daily.

Covid's certainly has added to the reasons I avoid people with colds, since now symptoms mean getting PCR tests to be cleared to go back to the private nursery/school and that is also a pain.

Easier just to avoid all around!

If possible, yes. If it's a work commitment, it may not always be possible, but a social event, yes, I would prefer to rearrange it.

I'd avoid someone if they're ill, and would leave if I met up with someone who was sick- even if it's definitely not covid. If I had cold or sickness symptoms I'd let them know and cancel. Especially at the moment when so many people are unvaccinated not by choice and have compromised immune systems due to not catching a cold for nearly 2 years, I wouldn't want to risk passing even just a common cold on.

Yes, I always have avoided sick people.

Yes, we’ve got family who turn up ill all the time, gives me the absolute rage. Every single time without fail, one of their kids is ill, they even brought one who was pale, lethargic and eventually went green and puked up there. I’ve caught colds, sore throats off them loads. I now ask ‘is anyone ill?’

I thought it was common sense not to meet up with people if one of you is ill

I don’t. I have a young child as do most of my friends. If we avoided meeting up when one of us or one of the kids has a cold we would never see each other. I totally get why you would want to avoid people who are sick though. And I wouldn’t go to meet someone whilst unwell unless I warned them beforehand and gave them a chance to say no.