Would you see your parents if jabbed ?

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We are KW, but next week there isn't school for DS as it's half term. My parents had their jabs today. Do you think if we saw them at the end of half term we would be low risk ( and not mixing or working next week) and they would of been jabbed a week? My DH has twice weekly Covid tests at work and doesn't really get close to anyone, has to wear mask all day and I WFH, but DS been at KW school. Would you risk it ?

I'm low risk. I've put up with restrictions. I'm so excited for the people who've had to shield and won't have to do that soon... When people are vaccinated I remain low risk, so nothing changes for me. I'm not sure how people being vaccinated and feeling safe enough to see their family makes a mockery of any effort I've put in to follow rules. Surely this was always the point? Try to keep the spread low so that the vulnerable were safer, until they could be protected by a vaccine. No one owes it me not to live their life!

@user1471588124

If people that are vaccinated start mixing even though its illegal because they're no longer at risk its a bit of a slap in the face to those of us who were low risk all along but were told it was selfish if we didnt follow the rules imo.

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No but I might if they were post jab bu 3 weeks. Dh works from home, apart from supermarket we dont go anywhere.

Nope. It's illegal but also the jabs take 3 weeks to become effective.

@Baileysforchristmas

I’m seeing my parents this weekend, they had there jab over 3 weeks ago, they’re 80 this year, they could have a heart attack or cancer next week, they can’t die of Covid now but at 80 they could die of many other things, i’m making the most of each day with them, they don’t go anywhere so won’t be passing it on to anyone.

There actually isn't enough evidence yet this early into s new vaccination scheme to say with certainty that they can no longer die with covid. They have had one vaccine and even with 2 there isn't full 99% protection and there is still a lot of unknown about the vaccine so I would urge caution !

No, it’s still against the law even if they are vaccinated and would attract a fine.

Probably not, They are both dead.

There actually isn't enough evidence yet this early into s new vaccination scheme to say with certainty that they can no longer die with covid. They have had one vaccine and even with 2 there isn't full 99% protection and there is still a lot of unknown about the vaccine so I would urge caution

There isn’t full protection against disease but there IS full protection against hospitalisation and death. This is what the evidence/data from the trials tells us. Of course, it may be slightly different in the real world - but I’d wager highly unlikely to be massively different.

Well if it's not safe to see DPs after both sets of people have been vaccinated, I'd question why we are actually bothering with it. Sure it's not a magic bullet, but my DPs are both in their 80s, scarcely seen them over the past year, DFs memory is slowly going,numbers in our respective areas both low. It would be cruel not to visit them.

I’m not following the rules to protect only people I know. I’m following the rules to protect everyone.

Yes I would go op but I wouldn't mention it on here!

If you wfh and your DH takes regular tests then I don't think you're a risk to them - of course your parents would have to be happy with it.

I'm biased though as the 3 funerals I've been to this year haven't been due to COVID and yet their relatives were kept apart from them towards the end of their lives (obvs didn't know that) and then they died of something else (cancer/infection/heart attack).

I see my parents now, but they only live 2 doors away. If I had to travel I wouldn't

The thing is at 80 their chance of dying from something else far out weighs dying of coronvirus once they’ve had the vaccine. I’m not putting anyone else at risk as they don’t see anyone but us.

And if you’re questioning the data from the extensive trials on vaccines then you are putting our vaccine rollout at risk, people will start to think what’s the point. We have spent billions on this rollout, if it doesn’t protect by a big percentage we have just wasted a huge amount.

Sorry can we start talking like adults and say vaccinate rather than jabbed. We're not toddlers.

@Buzzinwithbez we still have to shield even after vaccination
Gov thing says Even if you have had both doses of the vaccine, you should continue to follow this shielding advice, until further notice as we continue to assess the impact of vaccination among all groups

Queenpaw I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope there's better news soon, as they continue to assess the success of the vaccinations.

I think you know you must wait at least 3 weeks as the vaccine will not have taken effect.

Are you having the vaccine as NHS staff? That will be another layer of protection.
I would aim for Easter.

No because the rules do not have exceptions for those who've been vaccinated, and until they do, I'm sticking to what they actually allow.

Also, remember that the vaccines are NOT 100% effective. So you could actually still spread it to your parents. We need a much higher level of herd immunity before we can safely visit again.

I will be driving 70 miles to see my mother within the next week or two. She had her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine in mid January. I saw her once last year, in September.

Sorry can we start talking like adults and say vaccinate rather than jabbed. We're not toddlers.

@Okokokbear I didn’t realise vaccinate was a more grown-up word than jab. Vaccinate = big word!

Gov thing says Even if you have had both doses of the vaccine, you should continue to follow this shielding advice, until further notice as we continue to assess the impact of vaccination among all groups

And how on earth are we meant to do that, if no one is allowed to see each other?

@Dongdingdong I say Jag(I'm in Scotland so it's the correct word) and I'm a GP. I must be very immature 😂😂😂

Tut tut @Musicaltheatremum

And a special gold to @Okokokbear for using the big word!

@AdriannaP sorry about your friends parents.

Do you know how long after their jab they caught covid?