How can it possibly be a good idea to NOT isolate if a household member tests positive?

[DontDrinkDontSmokeWhatDoIDo]

As the new rules will allow?

I think it's absolute madness.

We've all had positives over the last three weeks and even though we are all double jabbed, the illness is really, really nasty.

We all tested positive about 5
Days apart, like bloody dominos.

I just can't believe what destruction we would have unleashed had we not had to isolate.

@Redlocks28 exactly. My manager has asked for who is double jabbed..those who are and are a contact will still be required to work even if a contact. Most people can't afford 10 days unpaid either. So what else can they do.

@Fitschkels - it would make more sense to me if at the very least all clinically vulnerable children had been fully vaccinated. Most under 15s haven't even had one vaccine, and there is no vaccine at all for under-12s. Seems like those children are just being thrown under a bus.

Course you can. Quarantine is possible on a household. I've got it all ready in place for noro, don't see how it can't be used for other stuff.

It's not possible in all households. We have no kids but DH and I won't be isolating from each other as we don't have the space. We don't isolate for anything else so covid won't be any different.

I think if someone in your household has COVID you should isolate. If it’s just a contact then not.

@underneaththeash

I think if someone in your household has COVID you should isolate. If it’s just a contact then not.

I agree and I think September will be very difficult when the schools go back and this doesn’t happen.

Had covid pre vaccine, had worse colds. Isolated with my 3 children who I was still having to cook for - none of whom got sick. What will floor me if the whole family has to repeatedly isolate is become absolutely destitute and seeing both mine and my eldest ds's mental health spiral further and further.

Common sense isn't a distant relative to many, but if you have the privilege of being able to stop going to work repeatedly - congratulations. If isolating repeatedly isn't going to make you unwell with your mental health - congratulations.

I agree with you op. Potentially it means I can to work with potentially vulnerable and sick patients in hospital if my partner tested positive.

Would all of those saying we have to get on with life be happy with me having a positive case at home then looking after their already sick relative or yourself ? Id be wearing a mask but then a lot of you think don’t do anything?

I agree with the non isolation for close contact outside the home. Life does need to move somewhat. But not from inside the home, delta is very much here and is still infecting people. Hospitals are coping but it’s still talking up more than one ward in my hospital and several beds in icu. Might not seem alot to some but logistically it’s difficult. Staff are still catching it despite being vaccinated and actually despite what some of you say in here. Some have been sick for a while. But it’s easier for some to keep the rhetoric it’s mild so they can ignore and get on with life.

@DiscoDown21 potentially go to work??

Hospital and health care staff have been able to go to work if told to isolate/ a close contact for weeks. This is already happening on a nationwide scale.

Common sense isn't a distant relative to many, but if you have the privilege of being able to stop going to work repeatedly - congratulations. If isolating repeatedly isn't going to make you unwell with your mental health - congratulations

Why would it be repeatedly? How many times are you expecting people in your household to catch covid?

@Onthebrink87

Had covid pre vaccine, had worse colds. Isolated with my 3 children who I was still having to cook for - none of whom got sick. What will floor me if the whole family has to repeatedly isolate is become absolutely destitute and seeing both mine and my eldest ds's mental health spiral further and further.

Common sense isn't a distant relative to many, but if you have the privilege of being able to stop going to work repeatedly - congratulations. If isolating repeatedly isn't going to make you unwell with your mental health - congratulations.

But the common sense is that your experience isn't always representative of everyone. So, just because you had it mild, it doesn't mean everyone will. So common sense to me is everyone to take as much precaution as they possibly can. Not down playing it just because it was fine for you.

@Hollyhead

Because I think a lot of people will still be reasonably sensible. For example if DH tested positive I would cancel social events, get shopping delivered and work from home. However I would still allow myself a walk around the block, or football in the park with the DC. Just because it’s not a legal requirement doesn’t mean you go all out if you know you’ve been in contact.

Sadly many won’t think like that though given how many posts I’ve seen re going out when meant to be isolating or even with covid, not testing to avoid missing events etc.

Agree with OP, it seems an awful idea and I dread what winter will bring.

Sadly many won’t think like that though given how many posts I’ve seen re going out when meant to be isolating or even with covid, not testing to avoid missing events etc

I agree. And then there’s the group who always push the boundaries a little further than they should.

I didn't get covid when my symptomatic DH had it so I had to isolate for 10 days when I was perfectly healthy. 'Locking up' healthy people in their own homes for 10 days in my opinion is daft so yes I can't wait until Monday.

I agree OP. Have a CEV child who is unvaccinated and not able to be vaccinated as too young.
As a result of this it means a child of a positive case could be incubating and spreading the disease around the class so therefore as a result of this it is looking likely that my children won't be able to return to school until the government make a decision to allow parents to choose to have their children vaccinated.

It seems a lot less mild in people these days as well, close family member, under 50, double vaccinated no health problems now in hospital with complications of covid. Again same as your scenario OP it went through their household in approx 5 day intervals despite them isolating the positive cases within the household as best they could (no young children involved.)

I agree with you OP- it’s madness to knowingly be spreading the virus to colleagues, friends and the public in general when any one of them could be CEV.

Of course it’s inconvenient to have to isolate but for me it seems worth it to protect vulnerable people who could die or end up with long covid. Let’s stop comparing this virus with flu- it’s done far more damage than flu to many more people in a short period of time and is only similar the flu to the lucky ones who get it mildly.

@Chloemol

Bet all the people saying it’s mild, we have to open and and get back to ‘normal’ etc etc havent had it

It’s really knocks you out, for days, worse than flu, you can be left with long Covid, which really isn’t good

But hey you crack on, hope you get it

I had something at Christmas 2019, something that really did floor me (me being someone that trained for 3-4hrs 6 days a week, who ran everyday, who ran marathons). I actually thought I was dying, laid in bed drifting in and out of consciousness (it really wasn't sleep), soaked my sheets in sweat within minutes, only got up to crawl to the bathroom. Took me a good 3 months to recover (just in time.for lockdown, yay). Had several friends ill with the same symptoms, we all a fabulous Christmas, not. Still not sure what we had, we did think flu, but the symptoms were very similar to covid and mine was described as a "mystery respiratory virus".

Whatever it was, it proves that illnesses that really did floor you existed before Feb 2020. And yes I had long "mystery respiratory virus", even now over 1months later I have episodes where I simply crash with exhaustion for no reason.
If have loved to have only been floored for a few days, with whatever I had

Fed up of this 'most people are vaccinated if people made the choice not to be vaccinated then bugger them if they end up with covid'

CEV children remain unvaccinated...many have been in complete shielding alongside their families since March 2020 and are being completely ignored. No mitigations to reduce their risk of contracting covid and seemingly no chance of them being vaccinated if they are very young!

Apparently it's not OK for healthy people to have to isolate for 10 days but its complete fine for thousands of young children and their families to do it for months/years?

Depends, if like us you are double vaccinated and have had covid prior to vaccination, the chances of catching it from one of our adult DD's if they caught it is pretty low (actually they are double vaxxed and have had covid so also unlikely to catch it). If you aren't double vaxxed and have younger children you need to provide personal care for its quite different - I can banish the girls to bedrooms and they have a bathroom between them

@DontDrinkDontSmokeWhatDoIDo

I've had covid, I've had far worse colds, it barely registered I was ill as the only symptom was loss of taste and smell. I was a little tired but seriously my hay fever is more debilitating

@Chloemol

Bet all the people saying it’s mild, we have to open and and get back to ‘normal’ etc etc havent had it

It’s really knocks you out, for days, worse than flu, you can be left with long Covid, which really isn’t good

But hey you crack on, hope you get it

My mum had it....,she died, but I still believe we have to start getting on with life and for most people it is mild, so you've lost that bet!

About time. Try running a business when staff have to keep isolating because they have come into contact with someone that has tested positive. Skeleton staff, closed restaurant at times.

It’s only people that have been double vaccinated so children will have to isolate.

It’s only people that have been double vaccinated so children will have to isolate

Nope.

@Feelingoktoday

About time. Try running a business when staff have to keep isolating because they have come into contact with someone that has tested positive. Skeleton staff, closed restaurant at times.

It’s only people that have been double vaccinated so children will have to isolate.

Under 18s won't have to isolate either @Feelingoktoday

My 16 year old had flu Christmas 2019. He was floored. Slept for 23 hrs a day and barely eat anything for a week. Could have been Covid we will never know. However it proves that illnesses were around before March 2020.

@Feelingoktoday

About time. Try running a business when staff have to keep isolating because they have come into contact with someone that has tested positive. Skeleton staff, closed restaurant at times.

It’s only people that have been double vaccinated so children will have to isolate.

Unfortunately children will not have to isolate. Did you not know that children do not contract or spread covid in the UK?