DD going back to school. How would you feel if.....

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Title would be too long but if you knew there was a child in the bubble class who's parent had broke the rules, ie since lockdown has seen her BF most of the time but they dont live together and since the rules have changed they are mixing with a slightly bigger group and not social distancing.
This parent has told me to see my BF who i havent seen since lockdown. Am i being unreasonable?

Teateaandmoretea

Not sure why I seem to have annoyed you quite so much?

With 3 vulnerable family members, 1 extremely, none through any fault of their own, I am extremely realistic about risk, it’s something I’ve been living with for years.

I have to keep my child at home, unfortunately. I would much rather be in a position not to have to, trust me. I’m not exactly looking forward to us all being locked away for months on end, believe me.

I don’t expect Schools to police other families? I would be the first to send mine back if there were no health issues.

It’s just a shame that a minority of people don’t seem to care very much about the welfare of others less genetically lucky than them and believe restrictions don’t apply to them.

So these little bubbles now mean the household is mixing with 60+ people on a regular basis and like you say, no idea how many people each of these individuals are mixing with. Whats the point???

The point is that without them it would be more than 60 and every reduced interaction reduces the risk.

Whats the point???

The point is that the hospitals have enough critical care beds and the morgues aren’t overflowing, so anyone who needs it can get medical treatment. The point isn’t to protect us from getting covid; the point is to stagger when we get it.

It's quite simple send them in or don't! Not sure why this needs a massive discussion.

Thanks for your replies.
I have to go back to work on 1st june and I work with children too so my DD will go back to school.

Also the point is it makes easier to contact everyone quickly and for them to know they've been exposed.

It’s not the same as chicken pox though because we have a vaccine for chicken pox. My child can mix in the community without me fearing that they’ll end up dead or scared because they’ve had the CP vaccination. I understand the vaccination is not 100% effective so I still keep them away from children who have got CP to minimise the risk to them.
There is no vaccination for CV-19

There may be a vaccine for chicken pox, but nobody actually gets it so it's a bit irrelevant.

I’m not big on risk so I had my child vaccinated against CP. I don’t want my child to go back to school to catch COVID. The chicken pox party people are sending their kids in. I think that’s relevant.

Lois i'm not big on unnecessary risks either. I would never send my child to a CP party. Or expose them deliberately to any illness. On the other hand I do not consider CP a very big risk. So I have no worries about them catching it.

I have not at this time chosen to vaccinate against CP. One child has had it, plus shingles. Other child not had it. I am considering getting him the vaccine but mainly because he's now nearly 6 and never had it. Its more the inconvenience of it now that he is at schoop that concerns me.

I must admit I am more worried about CV than CP but I can see that it's more of a fear of the unknown rather than backed up by fact.

I will send my child assuming that the conditions set by govt are met (and not fudged).

There may be a vaccine for chicken pox, but nobody actually gets it so it's a bit irrelevant.

Mine have and by all accounts it’s one of the most popular private vaccinations in my area (SE). It costs around £120 for both jabs versus more than a week off work and school or nursery etc. Pragmatically it makes so much sense and that’s before the fact you look at it being so contagious that you can’t go anywhere and causes the child discomfort and can be a serious illness.

“There may be a vaccine for chicken pox, but nobody actually gets it so it's a bit irrelevant.”

Mine have had everything available. Paid for latest meningitis jab for youngest, who fell just outside of the group who were vaccinated by the NHS, and our son was booked to have the HPV but no idea when that will happen now. Eye watering cost but worth it to me to protect him and future partners.
The most vulnerable one of all of us is allergic to practically everything, but by all of us being protected, he is too to an extent.