Do you think it is possible to not catch Covid 19 and last out until a vaccine?

[PilatesPeach]

Assuming that you are not shielding or not leaving the house, do you think it is possible to get through the next X number of months without catching it or are you resigned to it being inevitable?

Six months in, approximately 10% of the population have had it (give or take). So, given that I primarily wfh, am very cautious when shopping, not going to pubs etc, don’t live near family anyway, I think my chances of avoiding it for another 6-12 months are pretty good.

DH works part time in a care home, but they are hot on infection control - none of the residents have had it, one member of staff tested positive, but is now back at work and there’s no sign they passed it to anyone else at the home.

I think I’d have minimal risk, but wild card is secondary dd! Most people will not get it though so odds are good. I’m not expecting to get it or planning for it in any way.

2 in secondary.
I don't think I'll avoid it.
Our school already has a covid positive case.

I hadn't even given it much though. DH works from home, I work in a supermarket and we have 1 primary school age child and 1 secondary school age child. Both of whom attended school during lockdown due to my job. We haven't had it (yet) and like to think we can carry on like that

I'm expecting to catch it, not worried about it.

I have never had flu in my life so think I may have a very robust immune system. I only go out for walks and to the supermarket so think I am fairly low risk but the biggest risk for me will come from my teenagers who get drunk and stay over at other people's houses etc.

My work place is fairly easy to SD and there are probably only 4 or 5 people in a large room at once. I do travel on public transport and have 2 DC at school.
I'm nervous about getting it, although a certain % of people will get it and be asymptomatic, so some people wint know!

I don't expect to catch it.

DH and I are retired, no children or grandchildren. We live rurally in an area where there seems to be high compliance with the 'rules'. We go out to eat occasionally and do food shopping and I have a couple of classes I go to but that's it apart from contact with siblings and parents (his) and friends which we can easily do by Zoom again if necessary. We have a holiday in another non-lockdown area next week - after that we'll batten down the hatches to get through the winter.

Yes. It's only a small percentage of the population who have had it so far.

Of herd immunity is lower than the 60% initially believed, then there’s a good chance you’ll never catch it even without a vaccine!

@SarahMused

If the anti body tests are an accurate guide to who has been infected it must be easy not to catch it. Daughter is a hospital Dr, worked in a busy general hospital throughout including treating patients who subsequently tested positive and she had a negative ab test a couple of months ago. She lives with us and we haven’t been ill either. DIL a primary teacher in school teaching key worker and vulnerable children part time and back in full time now also hasn’t been ill. Husband ftf teaching postgrad students since June also hasn’t had it as far as we know. I think there must be other factors in play or it can’t be as infectious as they say.

I agree. My workplace were tested and only 4 out of 40+ have had it. Of those 4, 2 were off sick but one was totally asymptomatic and another just tired and under par (put symptoms down to stress!) so both had worked throughout with no separation from other colleagues yet no-one else caught it

@Babyroobs

You probably have had it, but were just asymptotic.

Doubtful.
Live in an area with 100 cases per 100,000.
Multiple cases at both DS' schools, one DC home already with case in school.
And I work in education.

I worry many healthy people are holding out for the vaccine (and I understand if they are vulnerable) and could spend their lives hiding away.

Life is risky. For most of us, if we do catch it, this will not be a death sentence.

Never had flu ... I think it was rife in London around December /Jan might have had it dont know but if I get it I get it

I’m hoping that the numbers will be in my favour. My worry is my primary school dc. We’ve already had two colds in three weeks, and I’ve caught the cold now, so I think if it gets into the classroom it’s inevitable.
I don’t have much faith in the school tbh. I had to test and keep the dc off while I did and they were keen to reassure me that it was completely confidential and the class teachers would be told nothing which isn’t right. Of course dc put that right straight away as they were excited to tell teacher the news when they returned after I tested negative.
I’m not a great candidate as I have lung problems and I’d rather not test them against covid. But at this stage I feel it would be cruel to keep the dc home so I’m gambling the odds.

But I’m hoping that they might figure out better treatments sooner than a vaccine.

@CalmYoBadSelf

It’s a bit of an enigma. For every story like yours there are others where a single super-spreader infected 60 people at an event in a day. It seems some people with Covid are far more infectious than others.

@hopeishere

Yes. Cases are rising but the overall % of people catching it is still tiny.

Yes, this. I may have already had it, but even so the overwhelming likelihood is that I won't catch it.

I am quite scared about catching it. OH works from home and we are home bods in a rural area and semi shielding. We’re both in a high risk category and taking a lot of precautions. But our main risk is 12 year old now back in school. I honestly think I would be a statistic if I had it. So what do you do? Not allowed to keep kids off school. The safety aspects in school need to be much better. Our school aren’t doing all the stuff they said they would.

So I just do what I can to boost my immune system- taking vitamins etc.

Yes of course it’s possible to avoid it. Less than 10% of people have antibodies against it and we’ve been going for five months already. We’re about halfway through the timeline for a vaccine fingers crossed

Already had it. Only lost my sense of smell abs was a bit uncomfortable for 2 days.

Don't stress about it - there's ALOT of scaremongering going on

@HazelE123

I am quite scared about catching it. OH works from home and we are home bods in a rural area and semi shielding. We’re both in a high risk category and taking a lot of precautions. But our main risk is 12 year old now back in school. I honestly think I would be a statistic if I had it. So what do you do? Not allowed to keep kids off school. The safety aspects in school need to be much better. Our school aren’t doing all the stuff they said they would.

I really feel for those facing impossible decisions.

My husband has had to go into work throughout so, in March, I felt it was an inevitability he'd bring it home but all ok so far (and I've had a negative antibody test) so potentially could avoid. My children both returned to school in June too.

We have one adult in a care home, one adult in a school and two children in different schools. I'd say our chances are very low.

It must have been so rampant in March before lockdown. My Dh was going into London everyday, is not great at remembering to be vigilant about hygiene and was in a long meeting with a confirmed case and he didn't get it from what we know. Am hoping to avoid or be asymptomatic!