COVID infected child coming into school

[Dancerinthedark01]

Sorry - rubbish title

But DD11 just came home and says BoyA came into school this morning saying his whole family has COVID. He was late in because he’d just been tested. He then sat there sniffing and squinting his eyes. DD’s description.

Then half an hour later he was taken out of school because test came back as positive.

Is this normal practice now?

We have 7 staff off with Covid, all fully vaccinated but still quite ill. One been off for 4 weeks so far, 3 days in hospital. Can't get supply so kids being split amongst existing lessons. I will have classes of up to 47 tomorrow, in one room, window opens 2cm and door leads into internal corridor. 3 of those kids in one class have siblings at home with Covid.
It is insanity.

If I got a vote re masks in classroom for rollout (a few months?) I’m not sure I would vote yes.

They do already wear them in communal areas and still do LFTs twice weekly

@MarshaBradyo no masks in my school. And when we did a survey last week 5% were still doing LFTs.

For Ds who has had Covid recently there’s no need and that may be replicated for many

But younger Ds who hasn’t (unless asymptomatic) we get texts and a dedicated hub and it motivates to upload results - not sure if I would without that in place. Not sure how many respond to that kind of message though

My son was kept off while waiting his results. He was negative and went back to school. He was a close contact.

@Delatron

Ah *@herecomesthsun* you think when this pandemic ends after precisely two years Covid will disappear. It’s not endemic then? Best tell the scientists.

I didn't say that you arenot very good at reading are you?

Pandemics *generally" end after about 2 years.

We are likely looking at precautions being sensible in the short to medium term therefore.

(This is in opposition to the silly straw man argument being put up about keeping kids in masks for 40, 50 or 60 years)

I didn't say it would be exactly 2 years.

But certainly, wise to keep masks over this winter.

We can review where we are in the spring.

And of course, we don't need a legal mandate for that, we can get an FFP2 or 3 and protect ourselves (and other people) without it being enforced by law. Common sense will do.

FINALLY it looks like kids in England could be able to get jabs at walk in centres. Just like in Scotland. Which is why three times as many Scottish kids have had it.

Now we just need to keep nagging for two doses not one.

Im going to give the benefit of the doubt and assume peoples memories are simply failing them a bit and that its not gaslighting. We have had THREE lockdowns not two, THREE. So lockdown THREE was to get vaccinations up in the most vulnerable.

@PrincessNutNuts

Yes.

Lunacy, isn't it?

The government seem intent on reaching the milestone of 200,000 British people with covid on their death certificate this winter.

200 is a nap, more like 250k.

200 is a nap, more like 250k
@User135644

The government would have to go some to create a bigger death toll than last winter now we have such good vaccine coverage.

(Not saying they won't, though.)

@rrhuth

FINALLY it looks like kids in England could be able to get jabs at walk in centres. Just like in Scotland. Which is why three times as many Scottish kids have had it.

Now we just need to keep nagging for two doses not one.

Great news on the vaccines for teens. It seems nuts this wasn't on the cards from the off.

Vaccines for teens starts next week.
A nice fun half term activity

@3asAbird

Vaccines for teens starts next week. A nice fun half term activity

'starts' is a politician's favourite word - what matters is how many get done by when!

Am sick of waiting for Europe's slowest teen vaccination program

Just reading 2/3rds of care home residents haven’t received booster jabs. As GPS are clearing other backlogs.

@Thehistorygirls

Yes, what *@RichTeaRichTea* said - unfortunately, but very understandably, parents care more about keeping their jobs that feed their own kids than the risk of passing covid on to other people's kids. If we are living with covid then this is what it looks like. Parents cannot be expected to keep children home with a cold through the entirety of the autumn and winter - they would lose their jobs.

Or, like in other countries, the government could penalise any companies that penalise their workers for any actions to stop the spread of covid.

And, you know, just have in general better working conditions so that parents don't get penalised for doing basic parenting of sick kids (like letting them recuperate at home rather than dosing them on calpol and sending them in - which probably risks them being iller for longer).

Lovely race to the bottom in the UK.