To go on a plane with covid?

[Coursha]

I have covid right now and due to fly to Spain in a few days. The rules are that I just need to show my vaccine pass but doesn’t seem to say don’t travel of you have covid. Can this be right? Don’t know if I need to cancel. I tested positive 4 days ago.

There are no rules now. Obviously they advise you to stay home and hopefully most people choose too. But you are free to make your own decision

Why did we never hear about all the vulnerable people we should put our lives on hold for before covid? If you're vulnerable to covid, surely your vulnerable to any number of other infections so even without the existence of covid you'd be at risk from other flu viruses- which were also very common and nobody ever tested for them!

I would go. Chances are you will be over it by the time your trip comes around. We did pick up covid on our recent holiday. We weren't feeling great but we didn't know it was covid. We had to fly home🤷🏻‍♀️ While it's a shame for those who immune compromised they could pick up anything while on a plane.

@ComDummings

I wouldn't miss my holiday for d&v though, it lasts what 12 hours, 24 tops and my insurance would not pay out for such a minor reason, so I'd take Imodium and go. Not that I've ever had it other than food poisoning in Greece once.

I had covid in 2020 and wasn't at all ill, I don't stop plans for minor illness. Everyone is vaccinated now

Dramatic much? A child has to isolate for 3 days. If at 3 days they have a normal temperature they can go out.

If you are so panicked about catching covid to begin with take precautions not to. People are following the guidance and a negative test is actually not required anymore.

In my family, at least one of us has had cold/cough symptoms almost every day for months - 2 different schools + 2 different workplaces. How are people getting tested? Are you paying for tests? What difference does it make anyway? We’re no longer paid to self isolate, so we’d have to take unpaid leave, and we’re told to go to work.

I'd go. If you are 7 days post positive test it will be fine. When I had covid I only tested due to my daughters class being rife with it. 3 out if 4 of us were positive with absolutely no symptoms. I'm due to fly to Spain in 4 weeks but I will wear a mask on the plane though I think.

Tesco. Pharmacies. I think it was £3 for a packet of one at Tesco from memory. I still test twice a week as we have a CV colleague. Plus I test before going to my fortnightly choir.

Personally I would not get on a plane if I knew I had any infectious illness. I cancelled a trip to NZ on the day of travel to see my family when DS1 was 4 years old because he got chickenpox. But my DS is CV and has an immune disorder so being super aware and cautious is my default. I do wish people would not be cavalier about covid still- but after 2.5 years of seeing how people are dismissive I know that this is a pointless wish.

If you want to infect a lot of people on the plane, including the crew, go ahead. A lot of people will then become ill on holiday, some of them may need to be hospitalised as you don’t know if any of them have cystic fibrosis, asthma, heart conditions or are pregnant. Be responsible.

And this is why the rules about being vaccinated & being ok to go places positive or negative Vs being unvaccinated is total BS!! EVERY single person should be negative regardless!

If you were going the day or two after testing positive I'd have said you were being unreasonable.

However, a week after testing positive and 9-10 days after first having symptoms, I'd say - under current rules - would be fine IF this matches the airline and country's guidance.

Some airlines say 14 days still, some less and some don't mention it.

I'm classed as vulnerable (4 jabs, eligible - and had - antivirals, etc) but would still expect people a week after testing positive to be on a plane this summer. To be honest I expect they'll be definitely positive at the time people on planes right now as not everyone is testing and most places don't require a test to travel so no evidence. It's the risk I take when I go away, despite being vulnerable to covid.

Why did you test, are you cev or is anyone in your family?

Once someone has started the ball rolling and has tested positive the only responsibility thing is to only go once negative. Which I'm sure you will be by wed. Everyone I know who has tested positive has been negative after 5 days.

It would be kind to wear a mask just in case you are still infectious

Why on earth did you test?! Have you not been vaccinated so you have to test?

"There shouldn't have to be a law against deliberately risking others lives for the sake of a bloody trip"

Like it or not, if we've learned anything it's that people lives were risked all the time for a variety of reasons. E.g care homes sent untested patients, healthcare with no PPE, cev in schools due to mental health harms impact on others.

We are now on the situation where testing is discouraged and advised against in most cases except where a health professional advised it. People are walking around with covid unable to afford tests or lose pay at work.

Plenty of people knowingly came into work or schools with covid during the peak of the pandemic or sat at home happy for others to be exposed to infection pre vaccine and told them to do their own risk assessment or quit. Right now people need to risk asses the chances of getting infected on a plane ot stay the fuck home I guess.

Surely the cure for "selfishness" is for Spain to change their entry requirements? Oh hang on, though, they rely heavily on tourism revenues for their economic survival... Who is selfish, the tourists or the nation taking their money?

In that time frame I would. You'll be 7/8 days on by then.

Depends if you want to risk killing someone.

Even more so if you're talking from the date of symptoms starting which was Monday.

Yes, that's the latest guidance for children at school.
3 days isolation for a known covid case.

I suspect many more simply aren't testing and are in school as normal.

Probably one of the reasons im quite willing to risk flying for my holidays as I'm probably surrounded by it all day at school anyway.

She'll be 10 days from the start of her symptoms for Christ sake. Can't believe people are still so OTT about these situations. If she was one day in I'd agree but 10 days later is fine.

My friend works in the industry and said it's a pretty fair assumption that if you get on a flight, someone on the plane will have it.

It will be about 9 days after you started feeling unwell.

I'd go but upgrade to one of the ffp2 masks.

i think day 7/8 you'll be fine doesnt mean some of your family wont catch it though

id rather people have to test for flights rather than show a covid vaccs pass whats the point of it

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