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To go to work or not - child with croup and possible asthma

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twolittleboysonetiredmum · 08/04/2020 11:05

We are both teachers who are currently not going in to work. Both our headteachers have said that staff with children didn’t need to volunteer over the holidays etc. They’ve also said this going forward from next week (end of holidays for us). This has saved us, until now, making the choice about whether to go in. However, my school rota is looking a bit sparse and I feel I should volunteer. In turn, this means my husband should too.
None of us are vulnerable officially - we have three children under 8. Our middle child has had mild croup for about a month now - he has had in the past and this doesn’t concern me. He has been hospitalised with it at its worst - just for steroids and recovery. Before all this, GP was suspecting he could be asthmatic and we were going to try inhalers etc. This has stopped since as we can’t go in for appt.
What I don’t know, and is holding me back from volunteering, is is he more vulnerable to Coronavirus and therefore I SHOULDN’T volunteer to go to work? Or my husband. Or am I just being overprotective?
(There are teachers with children who are going in to work by the way, hence why I feel I should too)
Sorry for lengthy post!

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flutterby31 · 08/04/2020 18:37

My child is diagnosed asthmatic. Daily meds are 2 puffs twice a day plus tablet and then steroids and antibiotics needed for regular chest infection. I'm a teacher and I've been exempt from the list because of this. If she wasn't asthmatic I'd be going in to help.

twolittleboysonetiredmum · 08/04/2020 19:57

Does your child have mild/moderate/severe asthma? I’ve very little experience of it bar inhalers with school kids and not sure of how concerned to be about it generally. Does having asthma - regardless of severity - mean they’re more susceptible to a worse infection from Coronavirus? If he’s suspected asthma should I just treat it as if he has do you think?
Sorry for the questions, it’s a whole new realm and would be far easier if all this hadn’t happened and I could’ve spoken wit the GP!

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flutterby31 · 08/04/2020 20:34

If doctors believe your child is asthmatic he'd be on an inhaler regime.

twolittleboysonetiredmum · 08/04/2020 20:46

It was our last appointment which was just before isolation etc as I took him as his croup hasn’t abated. It was a possibility discussed but she said she wanted to see if it could be pollen related so he’s been on antihistamines. They haven’t had an effect and we should be returning this week to follow up and go from there. If he is, it isn’t severe. I’m not trying to convince myself he is - don’t worry! Just trying to figure out if there is more risk to him or if I’m over worrying. Work don’t mind what we do either way but I mind not doing my part if it’s just me being ridiculous

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