Can I drive 300 miles with Covid?

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Due to go on hol on Friday. It’s about six hours in the car each way. Started feeling rough on Monday night, temp hasn’t been below 39 since yesterday, feel very fluey and utterly wiped, pretty much like when I had it in 2020. Last boosted 14 months ago and I was pregnant at the time so think it’s worn off. Husband started to get symptoms today but milder so far. We have a one year old and a dog who’s scared of car journeys 😑. Holiday is our only chance to spend time with my nuclear family this year and for them to spend time with first grandchild of the family and I’m worried about psychological meltdowns if we pull out. Would you do it?

yabu - yes woman up, you should be over the worst by the weekend
yanbu - that sounds unpleasant and you should consider a staycation instead

If you're feeling like that you are not safe for a long drive.

It's fine for your family to be okay with being exposed but what about people at services etc.

Bloody hell the people saying check people have had boosters etc. FFs. What on earth do you think a booster gives you?????? Some people really need to wake up and smell the coffee here, Even my elderly parents have now seen the light!

Last time I had Covid I was better within 5 days. I isolated from the first day I had it and was feeling better by day 5. We went away with friends on day 6 and neither they nor my DH caught it.

Go if you feel well enough, don't go if you don't. It's not relevant what the virus is. Why did you test anyway?

Very few people are testing for Covid now, let alone isolating. It's a disease that's out there like colds and flu are. Sadly unless a person takes measures to protect themselves against exposure, any one of us can catch it at any time. Buses, shops, offices, planes, cafès are full of people who will potentially infect you.

So no, I wouldn't delay the trip as long as you feel well enough to travel. Wear a mask and socially distance for five days, where possible.

Thanks for responses all. Answering a few questions - yes I have done a covid test. If DH is feeling as rough as I am now then there is a good chance I would be doing the driving. We would wear FP3s and minimise stops and we will follow whatever the current Covid guidance is to the letter (thank you @nether for your very helpful response) but I have no intention of restricting beyond that I’m afraid - if the broader societal/governmental consensus is that Covid is now just like any other URTI then that’s what I’m going with.

re my family (it is my family of origin, not nuclear family, sorry for any confusion) - yes, they are very gung ho about it. There are some complicated family dynamics and a certain amount of F.O.G. at play, which doesn’t help - if all was cheerful and sunny and non-painful I don’t think I’d have any compunction about changing it to a staycation with just the three of us, which tbh we could really do with anyway.

Is there no other time you could see them, or they come down to you?

Will either of you be safe to drive if both ill? Would you drive with flu for instance? Safety of driving is probably of more importance than whether you spread COVID

I've currently got covid and feel rotten. I wouldn't be driving 300 miles this week. I've had it since last Thursday.

It's not about the government or society. Its a personal decision about what risks your willing to take as your the one who has to live with the potential consequences. Just like any decision you make in life as an adult.