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Tested positive for Covid- AIBU to still host Christmas?

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Bedraggledmumoftwo · 20/12/2023 10:08

Hi All, I tested positive for covid on Sunday night. Due to host Christmas for extended family 8 days later...

I am viewing this as actually being good timing as I should be clear by then- there are literally no rules these days and even the very vague guidance just says 5 days.

My parents ( old but not immunocompromised) and extended family are supposed to be coming here for Christmas Day.

Haven't told my mum yet as I wanted to think it through first. I will talk to her later today but wanted some opinions.

Would you still host Christmas?

OP posts:
Firecarrier · 22/12/2023 23:47

YABU for doing a 'test' in the first place, surely you've had loads of jabs?...

novhange · 22/12/2023 23:48

I had and recovered from Covid within a week, so I think you could be fine, especially if you don’t feel too bad.

I tested positive and then tested negative 5 days later.

novhange · 22/12/2023 23:49

Firecarrier · 22/12/2023 23:47

YABU for doing a 'test' in the first place, surely you've had loads of jabs?...

Decent people test and don’t pass it to other people if they can avoid it.

There is a strange breed of people who seem determined to pretend Covid isn’t a thing anymore.

ChristmasEvemaddness · 22/12/2023 23:50

I'm sure 5 days is the infectious period.

However a doc on the radio the other day said absolutely not he wouldn't have people over with covid.

Toastcrumbsinsofa · 22/12/2023 23:50

You need to give people the choice, especially if they are vulnerable. I was invited to family earlier this year and the host was unwell and hadn’t thought to mention it, as it was just a ‘bad cold’. I caught it and took three months to recover from it!

Tinysoxxx · 23/12/2023 12:06

ChristmasEvemaddness · 22/12/2023 23:50

I'm sure 5 days is the infectious period.

However a doc on the radio the other day said absolutely not he wouldn't have people over with covid.

It is proven you can be infectious after 5 days - 10 days is what hospital doctors dealing with vulnerable patients are saying if they are still testing positive. Even that forgets the outliers that can be infectious after that. The 5 day thing is what government have said for the economics of the country. It’s all very washy guidelines though - maybe because they don’t want people with long covid to sue if they tell it as it is - or maybe though don’t want to depress people further.

The tests most usually pick up the virus. How much of that virus is likely to infect others depends on the amount of virus people are exposed to. Mask wearing to trap the virus particles in the mask, opening windows to dilute the particles, spraying stuff with dettol, hand washing, not putting hands in mouths all work to reduce the likehood.

So that doctor is right. Sitting inside round a table and eating and probably using your hands to eat certain items too is not conducive with being virus free.

hot2trotter · 23/12/2023 20:22

I daresay they are all jabbed up to the hilt anyway like good little followers, so surely there's no concern?

Also, if the results aren't going to impact your behaviour in anyway, what was the point in testing?

OhYeahOhYeah · 23/12/2023 20:35

We are in the same boat. Husband went down 10 days ago, quite poorly, still symptomatic. I got it two days ago. Slightly snotty but generally feel fine.

NHS website says isolate for 5 days after testing positive and up to ten days if still exhibiting a temperature and other symptoms

We have pulled out of Christmas plans and will have Christmas and Boxing Day at home instead

Sureaseggs44 · 23/12/2023 20:40

Daisies12 · 22/12/2023 18:42

You were stupid to test. Don’t know why anyone does. Cancel if you’re too ill obv but otherwise crack on.

Still selfish . My OH has an autoimmune disease and has been very poorly with covid recently . Had to go to hospital for an infusion .

it’s just to give your guests a choice . Then it’s up to them .

Zzey · 23/12/2023 21:06

You don't need to test anymore so it doesn't matter if you have it or not. Same as a cold, I'd still see people. Unless I was really poorly or the people I was seeing were really poorly.

Zzey · 23/12/2023 21:07

Exactly what I was thinking @hot2trotter

CommonOrNot · 23/12/2023 21:55

Oh not this carry on again…

Tigger72 · 23/12/2023 23:38

The at home tests are no longer accurate and tbh weren’t even at the height of testing! My family still are part of the Covid at home testing study albeit a lot smaller number of testers now where we send the ‘proper’ tests off to the labs every 4 weeks. We regularly got different results when we were also doing the at home tests for schools etc so I don’t trust them at all. It was quite bizarre the differences! My daughter was happily going to school testing twice a week then got a positive from the same day (from the lab test 10 days later as that’s how long the results took) yet was still negative on the at home tests and perfectly well. this happened a few times and also vice versa once!
if you have elderly or immune compromised friends/family that’s different and you would
also advise them if you had cold anyway but otherwise I would continue with your plans as long as you & family you live with all felt well enough.

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