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The new normal?

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Yellow85 · 22/09/2021 16:39

DS start with cold symptoms last week, PCR test came back negative, we all missed a day or work/school. Did LTFs every day just to be sure. All negative. He then proceeds to start coughing on Sunday, another PCR test taken, another negative result, another day off work/school for all. He just has a cold.

It’s weds now, call from school, youngest has started coughing. Everyone gets picked up and again off to the test centre we go. Another day off school/work for all.

Winter is going to be interesting.

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HungryHippo11 · 22/09/2021 16:43

I'm happy with this new normal. Quite content to have occasional tests if it means kids can be in school as usual and I can see friends and family, it seems like a small price to pay.

Incidentally, why would you all need to have a day off to do a test on one member of the family? Assuming you're double vaccinated or under 18 that's not necessary.

Unicornhorns · 22/09/2021 16:45

I don’t understand why you are all having a day off.

MajorCarolDanvers · 22/09/2021 16:46

I much prefer this to lockdowns and home schooling.

Yes its inconvenient but far better than the alternatives.

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Yellow85 · 22/09/2021 16:49

@Unicornhorns

I don’t understand why you are all having a day off.

I’m in Scotland where households still have to isolate until a test result comes back. If it’s positive we get our own PcR and provided that’s negative we are then released from isolation.

I’m not suggesting any more lockdowns at all. Merely pointing out how quickly the succession of testing can be…

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Yellow85 · 22/09/2021 16:50

@HungryHippo11

I'm happy with this new normal. Quite content to have occasional tests if it means kids can be in school as usual and I can see friends and family, it seems like a small price to pay.

Incidentally, why would you all need to have a day off to do a test on one member of the family? Assuming you're double vaccinated or under 18 that's not necessary.

Unfortunately not the case in Scotland

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tigger1001 · 22/09/2021 16:57

Sadly I think it will be op. And all it will mean is people won't test as not everyone can afford the time off work.

We are in Scotland too. My eldest had to go for a test last week. His lateral flow came back with a faint line. So we all went for a test and had to remain off until results came back. Then were told that actually we needed to go back for another test after his positive test. So another day off.

My work also has the policy that we have to work from home if a positive case which is a bit of a nightmare as we don't as a general rule have home working and it's not easy to switch between in the office and at home

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Yellow85 · 22/09/2021 17:01

I’m fortunately still wfh so it’s just inconvenient and not very nice to have the drama and stress of testing a 4 year old! My poor DH can’t work from home and his work are already short staffed due to covid so his work is raging. Not really with him, but it’s kinda taken out in him.

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Orangesandlemons77 · 22/09/2021 17:03

It's not the new normal everywhere though, in Scotland perhaps. Maybe complain to Nicola or your MP!

tigger1001 · 22/09/2021 17:04

@Yellow85

Yeah that will happen a lot I think.

We got the results back and as they were negative for everyone except my eldest oh and youngest went back to work/school as per the guidelines. 24 hours later when they rang to get contact info we were told that no we should still all be isolating and arranging for another test as it's to be done after the person who tested positive. Bit late...

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Yellow85 · 22/09/2021 17:06

@tigger1001 yeah I think it’s within 72 hours of the initial positive the test should test. So even double jabbed and negative you’re looking at 4 days isolation.

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tigger1001 · 22/09/2021 17:13

[quote Yellow85]@tigger1001 yeah I think it’s within 72 hours of the initial positive the test should test. So even double jabbed and negative you’re looking at 4 days isolation.[/quote]
It's just a nonsense really. They didn't seem to know one way or the other when I spoke to them. First call was no, you have had a negative test, all good to go back to normal. The follow up text suggested different so I called them, test and protect said no you need another pcr, but when pressed on it they got the person from the nhs who originally called to call me back and she said no, you have a negative pcr it was done at the same time so you can get back to normal.

Everyone I know at work who has had to do a pcr because of a family member all got them done at the same time.

Typical government, lack of clarity and very mixed messages as well as left hand abs right hand don't know what each other is doing

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