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Original poster

to go to a yoga class when my daughter has covid

228 replies

Itsnotdeep · 20/12/2021 21:03

I have no symptoms. I have numerous negative lateral flow tests.

I'm interested in what other people are doing. (Btw I did a virtual class today and didn't go, but I really missed it).

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Dentistlakes · 22/12/2021 06:58

I think you made the right call not to go op, even though legally you could. Like you say, in the run up to Christmas people are trying to be extra careful.

JellyOnAPlatewithicecream · 22/12/2021 07:00

*not be doing

The fact is the reason we might be contemplating more restrictions isn't to protect vunerable people. It's to stop the NHS being overrun. And the single biggest thing we can do to stop that happening is to get everyone vaccinated. Even after that has happened there will still be people who will die catching covid (vunerable / unvaccinated) but the government won't be locking us down / imposing restrictions because of it

JellyOnAPlatewithicecream · 22/12/2021 07:03

@Duopuss81 were those people triple jabbed?

JellyOnAPlatewithicecream · 22/12/2021 07:06

@KarmaStar why is it any more nasty to 'throw in the mental health card' than to 'throw in the CV card'?

Does harm caused from mental health problems not matter as much?

Duopuss81 · 22/12/2021 07:09

[quote JellyOnAPlatewithicecream]@Duopuss81 were those people triple jabbed?[/quote]
Some of the ones in bed are and please, please don’t rely on triple jabs or on Omicron being mild - the scientists don’t even know that yet so I’ve no idea why people on MN are so sure!

JellyOnAPlatewithicecream · 22/12/2021 07:12

@duopuss81

In hospital beds? Or in bed at home like you would be with a bad cold?

Omicron is mild if you've been tripled jabbed. Being double / unjabbed is a different matter

JellyOnAPlatewithicecream · 22/12/2021 07:16

@AstroBunny exactly, people can't even imagine not driving, even though it has the potential to cause huge harm to others. Road traffic accidents are one of the biggest killers, maybe banning all driving should be discussed, before we bring in driverless cars?

Duopuss81 · 22/12/2021 07:19

[quote JellyOnAPlatewithicecream]@duopuss81

In hospital beds? Or in bed at home like you would be with a bad cold?

Omicron is mild if you've been tripled jabbed. Being double / unjabbed is a different matter[/quote]
Exactly where have you heard that it’s mild? Scientists right now are saying there is no solid evidence of that yet. There isn’t enough data yet, that’s what the government are waiting for. They can’t directly compare to South Africa because the population age and vaccination status is so different. And triple jabbing only came in a couple of weeks ago! Nothing is known for certain yet which is why people just need to be sensible.

Duopuss81 · 22/12/2021 07:21

[quote JellyOnAPlatewithicecream]@AstroBunny exactly, people can't even imagine not driving, even though it has the potential to cause huge harm to others. Road traffic accidents are one of the biggest killers, maybe banning all driving should be discussed, before we bring in driverless cars?[/quote]
5 people die a day on the roads in the uk, 50-250 a day of covid.

JellyOnAPlatewithicecream · 22/12/2021 07:36

@Duopuss81
'5 people die a day on the roads in the uk, 50-250 a day of covid.'

How many of those covid deaths were tripled jabbed? Obviously before the vaccine covid was a lot more lethal.

Triple jabbing started in September.. it started in the last couple of weeks for younger people, and for most there's no reason they can't have had the booster other than deciding not to have it / putting it off

BellaChagall · 22/12/2021 07:38

I find all this 'it's just a mild cold' worrying. I'm in London and know loads of people with covid, and many are mildly ill. But I got a call from a friend last night. She was in floods of tears as her daughter and her boyfriend have got covid. Both are extremely unwell and although initially she was worried about Christmas being ruined, she's now desperately worried that her daughter might need to be hospitalised. They're both in their 20s, unvaccinated.

BellaChagall · 22/12/2021 07:39

I should say I don't know if my friend's daughter has Omicron or not.

JellyOnAPlatewithicecream · 22/12/2021 07:40

@BellaChagall I don't think anyone is saying it's just a cold if you're unvaccinated..

BellaChagall · 22/12/2021 07:49

Jellyonaplate I think the OP has. It's worrying that so many people think this when we don't know yet.

Duopuss81 · 22/12/2021 07:50

[quote JellyOnAPlatewithicecream]@Duopuss81
'5 people die a day on the roads in the uk, 50-250 a day of covid.'

How many of those covid deaths were tripled jabbed? Obviously before the vaccine covid was a lot more lethal.

Triple jabbing started in September.. it started in the last couple of weeks for younger people, and for most there's no reason they can't have had the booster other than deciding not to have it / putting it off[/quote]
Death rates have stayed the same since triple jabbing

Shallwegoforawalk · 22/12/2021 07:52

I don't think selflessness is a prerequisite for yoga! In fact it's all about yourself and your wellbeing.

Ummmm so so wrong. You go every day and yet still don't understand the main tenet of your practice. Oh dear. MAybe spend some of your time at home reading a bit more deeply into what yoga is about.

Oh and those pesky CEV people have lives, hobbies and jobs too you know Hmm not just out to Tesco for food and home again.

CovoidOfAllHumanity · 22/12/2021 07:58

'What does you being triple vaccinated have to do the with the price of fish?! It won’t stop you spreading it @CovoidOfAllHumanity - I mean you’re legally allowed to go out so by all means do, but don’t peddle bizarre implications as if being triple jabbed helps anyone not get the virus if you have it'

I am perfectly well aware of that which is why I then went on to say that in fact I am not going out to any indoor venues or meeting people although I am legally allowed to

I was explaining the legal situation and the government guidelines which do vary be vaccine status and that's the only reason I mentioned it

JellyOnAPlatewithicecream · 22/12/2021 08:10

@Duopuss81
It's been found that having the booster significantly reduces chance of death. That's why the government is going on such a campaign now to get everyone boosted.
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/02/covid-booster-shots-significantly-strengthen-immunity-trial-finds

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 22/12/2021 08:16

I have a big circle of friends and whenever one of us has covid in the house we don't see anyone else even though we're all double vaccinated ( and now triple) It's just sensible not to.

Duopuss81 · 22/12/2021 08:22

[quote JellyOnAPlatewithicecream]@Duopuss81
It's been found that having the booster significantly reduces chance of death. That's why the government is going on such a campaign now to get everyone boosted.
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/02/covid-booster-shots-significantly-strengthen-immunity-trial-finds[/quote]
They do, but even triple jabbed I wouldn’t go out and about Willy nilly if someone at home had covid which was the theme of this thread. Unfortunately as with all vaccines there will be many being that they don’t protect fully.

JellyOnAPlatewithicecream · 22/12/2021 08:32

@Duopuss81 the point is, if the people in her yoga class have been triple jabbed (which they should have done by now) they are unlikely to suffer badly with covid if she gives it to them. Yes there is a minority of people for whom the vaccines don't work, but we can't stop our daily lives to protect those people.

JellyOnAPlatewithicecream · 22/12/2021 08:34

The government isn't considering restrictions to protect vunerable people or the small number for whom vaccines don't work. It's to prevent the NHS going into meltdown. And the reason it would go into meltdown is not from the small number of people for whom vaccines don't work catching it, it's from the larger number of people who have chosen not to be jabbed / boosted.

Original poster
Itsnotdeep · 22/12/2021 08:35

I know several families that are just putting their covid -ridden teenager (mostly) in their rooms and the rest of the family are still going out and about.

Similarly when half the school was affected at the end of term, many families were still bringing other children in.

(to repeat, I am NOT doing that). (jeez)

But yes I was speaking about the vaccinated people I know who have caught it recently. I assume Omicrom. They have all had it mildly. Even those who have felt unwell for a couple of days, have got over it quickly. I read an interesting thread on twitter this morning about the young people who have sacrificed so much for mainly older people over the last 2 years. My dcs fall within that category. It's unsustainable.

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Original poster
Itsnotdeep · 22/12/2021 08:35

and yes, the NHS.

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Duopuss81 · 22/12/2021 08:47

Triple jabbing isn’t better than double jabbing though. It’s just bringing up dropped levels to what they were with two jabs - nothing’s changed. The point is, if I was in that yoga class I’d trust that people coming were being sensible and I think going about totally as normal (doing inside, leisure activities) when your household has covid is just unnecessary. As i said in my first post, a colleague has ruined Christmas for at least one other family by doing just that. (Yes, all triple jabbed)