Christmas morning Covid test being demanded

[Quarks69]

Is everyone else having these? My sister in law has demanded this from my side of the family as her elderly parents are going to be at the dinner. With a family of five and three are my busy teens I am worried that we could end up with no xmas day if one of us is asymptomatic (for the second year running obvs).

I do get that we are in bonkers times, but Was so looking Forward to seeing everyone, including my parents, that this is making me cross...isn’t this the point of the jabs!?

I personally think that it’s likely everyone will get this new variant at some point in the next month but is responsible to try to avoid it if you can.
Yes! I fully agree with this

no actually my son hasnt, he has been working from home too. im not banning my son from our house just her, as she has shown little to zero thought for anyone and the consequences even her mum isnt vaxed (yes shes one of them) so his girlfriends actions are equally as bad for her own mum. ok her mum wont do the route im doing, but thats her choice (silly woman)

I think it's likely they go out together, OP and you just don't know about it. Otherwise what would a girl who goes out every night have in common with a boy who stays in every night?

She's not responsible for he mum not being vaccinated.

I'm not saying you should have the GF round, I understand the concerns, but I think you need to be realistic that if she has Covid then most likely your son has it too.

Haven't read all the responses but wanted to add that sadly an elderly, but otherwise healthy, relative of mine died in the summer from covid despite having had 2 vaccinations. I currently have covid, as does my DD even though we have both been triple jabbed. We both have symptoms and are having to isolate and miss out on plans. It is selfish to risk passing covid onto anyone as you cannot assume they will be ok! Surely health has to come before a social gathering even if it is Christmas!

Seems a reasonable thing to ask.

We’re all testing before seeing CEV mil.

Fair enough. Surely you wouldn't want to pass on covid if you're positive? Just text.

But if one of you is positive then you SHOULD NOT BE GOING anyway?!

How can you be so selfish OP that you are willing to infect your family with covid because "you want to see them"

Yes we test before seeing people

We've got covid in the house so aren't going out but we would have tested on Christmas morning before leaving the house, why wouldn't you?

Like many people OP I don't get why this annoys you - of course she wants to protect her elderly parents! You're annoyed in case one of you has it and is asymptomatic so wouldn't get to have a nice Christmas all together? Well, yes but obviously if one of you has it you can't go, can you imagine if one of you passed it to her elderly parents and they were dangerously unwell? I mean really, come on....

And to answer your question, yes, we are testing before seeing people because we don't want to risk spreading Covid. I don't consider it a hardship to do everything I can to not give my mum or MIL Covid. Obviously.

We are all testing before meeting on Xmas day...15 of us
If anyone is positive we will deliver their Xmas dinner to them and their family and see them in the new year....seems sensible to us

We’ve all spoken amongst ourselves in our family and none of us are testing any more prior to our Xmas meet up as we aren’t bothered about catching it.

What about transmitting it to others?

I don’t live my life thinking about every other person in the whole world. It’s unhealthy to live like this. It’s also untenable. You would have to take constant home tests to be 100% sure you are Covid free and even then someone would say “well LFTs aren’t reliable you’d better move into the PCR testing station”

I will take test if I have symptoms. In Spain I understand you have to pay for test. So let’s see how long this moralising goes on when you have to pay here too.

@Eaumyword

What about transmitting it to others?

Unless you do daily tests, all the time, not just now, there is always a risk of transmitting it to others. Why is Christmas any different?

@YeOldeNameChange

We’ve all spoken amongst ourselves in our family and none of us are testing any more prior to our Xmas meet up as we aren’t bothered about catching it.

Now what did Tony Blair say ?

Crap excuse after crap excuse from the OP.

In 2021 people now seem to think societ should do whatever it takes to not be ill. That humans should eliminate all risk. It’s just not feasible in the long run.

Yes, but you are being asked to do something that absolutely is feasible- i.e. do a very quick test (which will probably be negative anyway) and avoid giving the virus to your family. Why is that so hard for you to do?

As for the 'I've been teaching your children' martyr line... yeah dh and I are both teachers and rarely see our extended family because they live hours away. We've all tested today and will test again tomorrow morning before heading off to stay with them. Because we're not selfish arseholes.

@YeOldeNameChange

I don’t live my life thinking about every other person in the whole world. It’s unhealthy to live like this. It’s also untenable. You would have to take constant home tests to be 100% sure you are Covid free and even then someone would say “well LFTs aren’t reliable you’d better move into the PCR testing station”

I will take test if I have symptoms. In Spain I understand you have to pay for test. So let’s see how long this moralising goes on when you have to pay here too.

And you're not alone. No one does. They are thinking of them and theirs, as is natural. But because much of their argument is based on the percieved selfishness of other people, they can't admit it, and so pretend they are concerned for vulnerable strangers.

In Spain I understand you have to pay for test. So let’s see how long this moralising goes on when you have to pay here too
Here in Ireland you have to pay for tests. Hasn't stopped my family from taking them before meeting up with friends and family. That is the whole point of the LFTs.
If you have symptoms you should be taking PCR tests.

Not unusual at all. We and most people I know are all doing the same

But because we are all part of society it is all circular anyway.
Me caring about my family protects society generally which protects the nhs which protects my family.
Or you could start ‘me caring about vulnerable strangers’ and go from there.

When it comes to public health in a pandemic we are all connected whether we like it or not. Our behaviours impact on each other.

That was in response to 5128 sudden flurry of activity

@Mum233

Not unusual at all. We and most people I know are all doing the same

Most people have some concept of social responsibility. It seems that there are a good few who haven't, including some on this thread. Testing prior to meeting up with people is just the decent thing to do.

And you're not alone. No one does. They are thinking of them and theirs, as is natural. But because much of their argument is based on the percieved selfishness of other people, they can't admit it, and so pretend they are concerned for vulnerable strangers.

Exactly.

There’s no medal for “appearing to worry the most”. You are not morally superior because you are anxious about Covid. I choose not to be anxious. I don’t need to take endless asymptomatic tests and create more plastic waste (that’s immoral in my book) and I’m not going to.