Would you take a child out who has chicken pox?

[ruvyallan]

Like out to shops etc?

I took DS to Boots when he had chicken pox, but I strapped him in the pram (he was livid but needs must) so that I could keep my distance. He was 3 so was a bit of a squeeze to get him in! A normal shopping trip, no I wouldn't.

Dnephew got chicken pox abroad aged 2. His parents covered him up to get him home (they had no where to stay and no spare cash to get a hotel for a week). They managed to get him through the euro tunnel and I fully support their choice.

However if you are already at home and are missing out on a luxury then I think you should stay home.

I was stuck on a eurostar train near a small child with obvious chicken pox. I was immunosuppressed at the time and extremely worried. Chicken pox can be very serious in immunosuppressed people and is highly contagious.

Travel insurance covers chicken pox because of the risk to others.

You can't catch shingles from chicken pox.

Were meant to leave this morning but still new spots emerging. I feel so sad and gutted as otherwise she is fine.

I took mine out for a walk along the beach before all the spots had crusted over, but we didn't get close enough to anyone to infect them, the weather wasn't great and the only people we saw were a couple of dog walkers at a distance. I wouldn't have gone on holiday or into a shop, you've done the right thing and your friends are numpties.

I'm so sorry this has happened to you but you have absolutely done the right thing. Think how many other families' holidays would have been spoiled if you had taken her onto an aeroplane while still infectious, not to mention the risk of someone vulnerable/ a pregnant woman catching it with potentially devastating consequences. There really was no decision to be made here, you had to cancel.

You did the right thing, you had to cancel. My mum's friend's baby was born deaf because of exposure to chicken pox during her pregnancy, and it can also he very serious for adults who never had it as children as well as people who are immunocompromised etc - as others have said it's not safe for others and you don't know who you'll come into contact with or what the risk would be to them. It's no doubt frustrating and upsetting, but there was nothing else you could do.

This. ⬆️ Obviously. No brainer. 🤷‍♀️ No-one else wants their Summer holiday ruined because you took your infectious child to the shops/park!!