How much of a risk is this?

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My girlfriend has just found out that her son has got to isolate for ten days. As she’s a single parent she will have to isolate with him and won’t be able to nip out or anything herself either, even though she currently isn’t a direct contact (unless he develops it).
She was already finding everything really hard and we’d arranged a couple of special things now that things are reopening.
I am fully vaccinated and so is she.
How risky is it for me to go round one of the evenings when her ds is in bed? We have been a bubble all the way through anyway, but I’ve not seen her son since last week, or her since the weekend. I can take shopping and vital stuff round for her but I think it’ll be the company she’s really going to struggle without.
I know people say this a lot but I am genuinely worried about her in this situation. She was already finding things really hard at the moment for lord of reasons and this is going to amplify it.

I'd say you're going round to provide comfort and care to someone who needs it so go for it. It's a risk but a worthwhile risk.

I think it depends on whether you're just taking the risk yourself or if you are mixing with others (i.e. going to work, using public transport, going into shops)?

If you can drive there directly and don't come into contact with anyone else then it's against the rules but I guess you are only putting yourself at risk... If you are then going to mix with others though, then it's very irresponsible as you have no idea who you could give covid to and how it would affect them.

Technically only the child has to self isolate, she could still go out. I’d definitely go round and cheer her up.

But, if he starts showing symptoms they both have to stay home and then you shouldn’t go round.

She doesn’t have to self isolate, only her child has to.

Id definitely go. She is in your bubble (as is her son) - get round there and look after her!

If the child's bubble has burst, it's only the child who isolates, unless child has symptoms, then they can get a pcr test.

Only her child does have to isolate but she can’t leave him on his own as he’s only 6.

So she is home for 10 days too. She’s just called me in tears. She’s not asking me to go or anything but I am quite worried. She’s just lost her mum (not covid) and was at a pretty low ebb anyway.

I can drop stuff to her drive and not go in but I don’t think that is the concern so much as being on her own for ten days.

Can’t you and her take an LRP test before seeing each other?

I'd go in and be with her. Can you limit your contacts?

I’d go but be prepared that you will have to self isolate too in the unlikely event that he gets Covid.

It’s the same amount of risk as all those parents who are at work etc right now while their children are self isolating due to a school bubble closure.
You would be a contact of someone who is a contact of someone with Covid. 😂

That’s true - but I would be going into the house even though he would be in bed. I’d stay downstairs.
I’m not overly worried about catching it as I’ve had both jabs and I’m working from home at the moment so my own contacts are limited.
Even if he gets it I would hope that as she has had both jabs then she won’t pick it up - we can both LFF though.