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what are my chances of getting covid in this situation?

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Smileyduck · 21/11/2021 12:23

My adult daughter had a nasty cold 2 weeks ago. She had a PCR test and it was not covid. I caught it from her. I'm double vaccinated and had the booster 3 weeks ago. I didn't PCR but had several negative lateral flow tests.

Yesterday my lodger, who is also good friends with my daughter, also started on a cold. We were all together yesterday lunchtime along with my grandchildren (6 and 4), we assumed he had picked up our infection. He was going to a party last night so as a precaution took a lateral flow before he went. It was positive. A couple of hours later he did another one - positive. This morning I took him for a pcr test. For context, he is a primary school teacher and there is alot of it in his school at the moment.

I did a lateral flow test last night that came back negative. So my question is, does anyone know how likely it is I will get it having had my booster (pfizer) on 1st November?

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Thethreecs · 21/11/2021 17:17

@Gwenhwyfar

"I was looking for a statistical response ie 80% of people having recently been boostered do not catch covid from a close contact - that sort of thing.

This is why I put the vaccines do not stop you from getting covid."

OP didn't say she thinks the vaccine stops you catching Covid though. She was asking if anyone could give her an idea what the chances were.

Hmm And I answered that the vaccines do not stop you getting covid.
RuleWithAWoodenFoot · 21/11/2021 17:21

Here

what are my chances of getting covid in this situation?
Gwenhwyfar · 21/11/2021 17:27

"hmm
And I answered that the vaccines do not stop you getting covid."

And I pointed out that we all know that. OP was asking what her chances were.

Fallagain · 21/11/2021 17:39

What kind of mask? A N95 or just a material one/standard hospital one? The car journey was very risky and not a good idea. There was a BBC article on this which said if a household member testing positive then there is a high likelihood you would too - I think it was some where in the region of 70%

LilyPond2 · 21/11/2021 17:40

@Timescale

They aren’t 100 percent effective but to say they don’t stop you from catching covid is not correct.
Exactly this. The vaccines do stop a lot of people from catching Covid, but not everyone.
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