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Positive stories of not catching it despite household members testing positive?

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Wincher · 12/09/2021 00:16

So we are the house of Covid at the moment. We were in contact with friends who tested positive, so we went for PCRs - DS2 was positive, all others negative. He was pretty much asymptomatic. Couple of days later DS1 felt unwell, positive lateral flow followed by positive PCR. Few days after that, DH came down with it (despite being double jabbed). DS1 has now finished the 10 days isolating. What are my chances of not catching it?? We’re not doing any kind of household isolation as I’ve already been cuddling two Covid-ridden children for ten days, but it feels insane to be sharing a bed with someone with active Covid symptoms but yet be able to go out and see people. I haven’t actually seen people as such despite not having to isolate myself, I’ve been out to the shops and for walks but that’s it. But when can I stop worrying?? I’d quite like to meet up with friends/go into the office next week, but it feels like it’s hanging over me!

I’ve been for a PCR again today. DH thinks I’m silly to test when I don’t have symptoms, but if I do have it asymptomatically I’d rather know ASAP so the isolation finishes sooner!

Anyone got any positive stories of not catching it from household members?

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TweeterandtheMonkeyman · 14/09/2021 16:58

We all had it last week but DH didn’t catch it . All adults double vaccinated - I caught it , he didn’t 🤷‍♀️ Random!

JoeMaplin · 15/09/2021 07:27

None of us caught it from my 17 year old even sibling who shares room who is not old enough to be vaccinated. 17 year old is double jabbed since April so maybe that helped.

JoeMaplin · 15/09/2021 07:29

Also two friends if mine had a school age child with covod and no one else caught it, including non vaccinated sibling. No social distancing in either case due to age of child.

Lushmetender · 16/09/2021 08:53

Ah a week later from when my son was playing x box with this sister and she now is symptomatic with positive LFT. Husband has temperature and symptoms but we both had negative LFTs. I have psychosomatic symptoms which I’m not sure is leading to the inevitable. Our youngest dd had a
Stinker of a cold 2’weeks ago so now wondering if she had it too. Hope symptoms are mild 🤧 if we have it. Ds was ill a good week.

Trinacham · 16/09/2021 09:11

Most people I've known who've caught it did not pass it on to household members. Even myself. When I had covid my DH tested positive on his LFT, so we really thought he had covidz. We weren't careful and continued to share a bed etc. His PCR came back negative.
My sister had covid and did not pass it to her DH or daughters.
The same has happened with colleagues.

Lushmetender · 16/09/2021 09:35

Gosh Trinacham.
Really hope so! I’ve been keeping my distances even with DH and kids that were just going about their daily business. I really worry if me and DH got really ill and couldn’t look after the kids! Our parents are elderly and vulnerable so cannot send them there.

ScatteredMama82 · 16/09/2021 09:35

I had it, ending my isolation today and the rest of the family don't seem to have caught it. I wasn't that unwell, felt rough for 4-5 days. My sense of smell/taste vanishing was the first typical Covid symptom. Before that I had been tired and nauseous for 3 days before that and thought it was hormonal. I did LFT on the day I couldn't taste, strong positive. PCR later that day, also positive. At that point DH and I kept our distance, and from the kids too but I didn't lock myself away. DH PCR -ve on the Friday. Kids continue to do LFTs, both negative.

Jericha · 16/09/2021 11:17

My mum had it and lives with my dad with one bathroom, still sharing a bed etc. My dad didn't get it. This was when they'd not been jabbed.

MLMbotsno · 17/09/2021 09:52

Double jabbed father and mother caught it. Both mild. Double jabbed brothers 3 in close contact and none caught it and have never had it. They test often anyway due to jobs. Unvaccinated carer brought it into the house. Fortunately, no damage done since both parents had it mildly. She had it but flu type symptoms and actually felt worse than my cev father who she was caring for. I am now glad that carers are expected to have the jab since the outcome could have been quite different.

HSHorror · 17/09/2021 11:16

Surely it's that some people are not contagious. So person 1 catches from outside person but person 1 is a non spreader. Because sometimes the other household contacts catch it later from someone else

TheVolturi · 17/09/2021 13:36

Ds had covid in May and non of the rest of us caught it. Dh tested positive early this week and since then two more of us are positive.

Lushmetender · 17/09/2021 15:07

Our update - all kids have it. Both girls got positive PCR one week after son. DH had symptoms but PCR negative. Mine also came back PCR negative yesterday but young daughter keeps coming to us as she’s quite il but is wearing a face mask. Hygiene bee
Upped in bathroom etc

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