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Original poster

Cough, should I keep him off school??

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AnxiousPixie · 01/12/2021 06:25

Y2DS has a cough, else fine in himself. We have been doing LFTs twice a week so I know it's not COVID. Prepandemic I world have sent him to school cause it's not bad enough to be off but sending him in with a cough now just feels a bit wrong. I really don't want him to miss any more leaving unnecessarily though. What do you all think?

Yabu - keep him away with a cough, the rest of us just don't need it.
Yanbu - hes missed enough, if he's not too I'll to be at school send him.

I will have to miss work if I keep him home but that's not the most important thing.

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SageYourResoluteOracle · 01/12/2021 07:28

But on the subject of school advice, I just think everything’s so confusing in terms of covid duties for schools: no wonder messages are getting muddled. I hope your wee DS is okay though!

ComeAllYeFaithful · 01/12/2021 07:30

He needs a PCR. My DD was negative on an LfT for 3 days before turning positive. Symptoms were that of a cold.

Popopopo · 01/12/2021 07:41

People keep saying that lateral flow tests are if you are symptom free, but apparently they work at the onset...

www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2021/smd/lateral-flow-tests-are-95-effective-at-detecting-covid-19-when-used-at-the-onset-of-symptoms.html

Sceptre86 · 01/12/2021 07:47

My 5 year old and 4 year old have a cough but they initially had a fever so they had a pcr test and we isolated until we got the results. Thankfully they were negative so now they are back at school. Hopefully will be the same for your son.

vixeyann · 01/12/2021 08:02

My son has been the same but we did a PCR that has come back negative. So many cases are 'just a cough' or ;just a cold' and the LFTs don't catch them. Don't send back till properly tested. I wish our school insisted on it as so many people are using the 'it's just a cold' to send sick kids in.

DumplingsAndStew · 01/12/2021 08:04

There isn't actually a rule that says he has to isolate while waiting for results but I will keep him at home until we have the neg.

There is!

How on earth are people still getting this wrong? This rule hasn't changed since the start.

NewbieAlert · 01/12/2021 08:08

There isn't actually a rule that says he has to isolate while waiting for results but I will keep him at home until we have the neg
If he has one of the 3 symptoms and is testing for that reason, then yes. Yes he does need to isolate.

JFC.

ComeAllYeFaithful · 01/12/2021 09:19

@Popopopo not true. My dad was negative on lft for 3 days before turning positive despite symptoms

Popopopo · 01/12/2021 09:41

The study tested 2,500 people with symptoms and found them to be 95% accurate

ComeAllYeFaithful · 01/12/2021 12:24

My have been one of the 5% then!

ComeAllYeFaithful · 01/12/2021 12:24

Must have *

Hoolahupsaresquare · 01/12/2021 12:44

How many times do people have to be told it’s PCR with symptoms ?

AND that you need to isolate until you get a negative test ?

Skysblue · 01/12/2021 13:08

Keep him home until you have a negative pcr, that’s the law.

Also he’s year 2, it’s just before xmas, he’s learning basically nothing at school. If he passes his cough on then imagine how many other people are going to have to isolate and test (including teacher).

Crunchymum · 01/12/2021 13:13

I know you are taking him for a PCR test and you've had mixed messages from the school but it still staggers me that people do not know a cough = PCR test.

Your school sound utterly shit by the way, unless you have misunderstood their policy?

DixonD · 01/12/2021 14:57

@MrsColon

Get a PCR but please send him in, school-age children do not need to self isolate, despite what some schools are saying.

???!!

If you need a PCR test (child does in this case), you isolate until you get results.

DixonD · 01/12/2021 14:59

@DumplingsAndStew

There isn't actually a rule that says he has to isolate while waiting for results but I will keep him at home until we have the neg.

There is!

How on earth are people still getting this wrong? This rule hasn't changed since the start.

THIS!!

How can you NOT know this?

Come on, this is why CV spreads.

Ignorance.

Original poster

AnxiousPixie · 01/12/2021 16:32

Maybe some people are to worried about being branded 'ignorant' or stupid or getting sworn at. Some of you are just so unnecessarily rude. But maybe that opinion is just me being ignorant and stupid. 🤷

Am glad I checked with mumsnet font of knowledge, got my understanding right and did the right things. And didn't just do what school suggested.

Thanks to everyone else. DS is fine and will keep everything crossed for a negative for him.

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Lineeyes1986 · 01/12/2021 17:51

I had 5 days of negative lateral flows after my positive pcr (as close contact - not with symptoms) so I’m a bit wary to trust them
Now. Finally showed up as positive on day 6 of isolation

Exhausteddog · 01/12/2021 17:58

The lft tests that I order from the government website (flowflex) say you can use on symptomatic cases so even though they are meant to be backed up by a pcr there is some ambiguity.

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