Feeling anxious. Email from school to say DD has been in contact with a positive

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And she sat next to the girl on Thursday for 2 hours. No mask, no distancing as they are in a ‘bubble’.

DD is 17 and healthy although a bit overweight. DH and I early 50’s and healthy and again a bit overweight.

Just watching to see if DD comes down with it now and she must self isolate from Thursday for two weeks. I guess we’ll know over the next few days.

😭. I can’t help but feel worried

Take some vitamin D daily in the interim.

My 17 yo DS has tonight finished his second 14 day isolation since the start of term. Both from close friends at school. He’s been fine both times, as have all the others required to isolate. I’m clinically extremely vulnerable and, although anxious, seem to be okay.

For an under 25 influenza is more deadly than Covid (above 25 this reverses). The risks to you all are almost zero.

My dd is 18 and has just come out of 14 days isolation in her halls of residence with shared bathroom and kitchenette where about 70% of her housemates were covid positive. She has been very careful unlike the rest of the household who weren’t bothered about catching it or spreading it 🙄. I’ve been really worried for two weeks but she seems to have not caught it or at least it had any symptoms.

Not much advice, but think we're about to be in the same position as a girl in DD's class has just told them all on social media that she's tested positive. It's a drama class, so lots of mingling. Awaiting the call from the school tomorrow. Not really worried about her catching it in terms of her own health but DH is in his 50s so more worried about him. And worried about how well DD will cope in isolation for 10 days. She's a natural extrovert and needs interaction.

Any tips from those who've been though it how to help them thorough it? DD is also 17 like yours OP. And do you try to distance within the house?

Being a bit overweight isn't a risk factor though. Only if your BMI is over 30. See alama.org.uk/covid-19-medical-risk-assessment/

17 year olds are really low risk anyway, even if they are obese.

Dd was in the same position. She did actually end up catching it while isolating. Bed bound for 3 days with headache and fatigue.

I think we're conditioned to fear the worst.

I've now caught it from dd so we're all self isolating again.

If she gets it, it's very likely to be very mild or asymptotic. Around 90% of that age group were found to be asymptomatic! This was found when testing over 1000 first year uni students.

I don’t see the point in distancing from DD at this point, she had contact with the positive person Thursday and we had the email from the school last evening. She’s only just got over a bout of tonsillitis (she was tested and negative). I suspect this will be a regular event, especially over the winter 😞

My dd was sent home to isolate after a child she sits next to in several classes tested positive. She didn’t catch it.

I sympathize. Both my boys are isolating due to school contacts. Really do fear this will continue all winter. My year 11s motivation to work is suffering. I work at a school so can't police them. Have indoor trampoline for exercise. Youngest using it well. Teenager, not do much...

Dd is isolating till Wednesday along with more than half her year. On the second day they announced there had been another positive case. But there hasn’t been one since - that’s pretty good odds.

Of course she might have it asymptomatically but given how much time she spends in her room like the teenager she is the chances of her passing it to anyone else are probably not that high either!

I'm still waiting to hear from DD's sixth form to confirm her needing to isolate. How long did other generally take to get emails or calls out?

Student had positive test on the Saturday.
Sunday evening email to say whole year to stay at home Monday while they investigated contact
Monday pm email to say dd was a contact.

With that timeframe she may be infected but not yet infectious. It could be well worth you and your DH isolating from her but that's your decision.

Just had the call from school. As I'd thought, two weeks isolation from last Wednesday for DD. Think we'll keep her largely in her room for the first couple of days which seem to be the highest risk time, then relax a bit

My 18 year old ds had Covid at end of March, he was ill in bed for 13 days. I had a couple of days of headache ,sore throat, slight upset stomach four days later so not sure if that was Covid but nobody else in house got sick. I am in my fifties and carrying a bit of extra weight.