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What would you do in this situation?

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Snowisfalling33 · 22/12/2021 10:16

Hi, I have a bit of a dilemma over Christmas Day and I'm wondering what everybody else would do?

I'm a SEND teacher and in our unit there's been quite a significant outbreak in the last week. (7 confirmed and more waiting on tests out of 30 people) the last person to test positive, I shared a small room with all day on Monday and ate lunch with on Tuesday.
I'm fully vaccinated and booster was at the start of November.
So far I'm fine, daily lateral flows, waiting on the results of a PCR but it is for a cough that I've had for a few weeks and already had one negative PCR for so just being cautious.
For Christmas lunch there will be 12 of us including 2 people 75+ and one 90+.
Dsis is hosting and clearly wants to carry on as normal.
Parents are the two 75+ people, they want to carry on.
All are fully jabbed.
Assuming all negatives between now and when I set off, what would you do?
A) stay away.
B) go but skip lunch (where we all sit squashed together) and just do a couple of hours later on.
C) just go and have a lovely Christmas Day.
Would love opinions, thanks!

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ifonly4 · 22/12/2021 11:32

Is that Monday/Tuesday of this week? If so, I know a couple of cases of people testing immediately and received negative results, but then went onto test positive a few days later. So if you've tested immediately and seen whoever this recently, then to be honest I'd stay away.

If you're of the mindset, you're definitely going then I'd let everyone know and ask them to be honest if it's ok with them.

Megan2018 · 22/12/2021 11:34

C), but I’d test immediately before going.

onlyreadingneverposting8 · 22/12/2021 11:38

Given the opinions of the actual people who would possibly be most affected by catching covid is to carry on - I would carry on but doing daily LFT tests. And if you were to develop symptoms I'd stay away regardless of whether the LFT was negative or not.

freshflowers2 · 22/12/2021 11:42

In a similar situation where DS had close contact with a positive case on Monday lunchtime.

Our situation is different though as someone we'll see at Christmas is clinically vulnerable (although fully vacc/boostered). The agreement seems to be that if LFT is negative on Friday lunchtime we'll go ahead. Still worrying about it a lot though!

Gizlotsmum · 22/12/2021 11:45

So DS is on day 9 post positive covid, we are still going ahead with plans but are doing LFTs and everyone is aware of the situation.

Svara · 22/12/2021 11:52

C. Based on the fact that the 75+ people want to carry on. Is the 90+ person also happy? Though I doubt my relative in their late 80s would want to miss seeing anyone in those circumstances after a Christmas alone last year and not knowing how many more they will be around for.

BeesRGood · 22/12/2021 12:20

We are going ahead with a two day family Christmas with two frontline NHS staff (including a nurse in ICU), two schoolchildren, four parents aged 73-78, and me. Everyone boosted and taking LFTs on the morning. I'm a bit surprised it's going ahead to be honest but after missing last year, and the elders having seen various of their friends die of other things during the year, there's no mood to miss another Christmas absent anyone actually having a positive test.

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Snowisfalling33 · 22/12/2021 12:57

@ifonly4

Is that Monday/Tuesday of this week? If so, I know a couple of cases of people testing immediately and received negative results, but then went onto test positive a few days later. So if you've tested immediately and seen whoever this recently, then to be honest I'd stay away.

If you're of the mindset, you're definitely going then I'd let everyone know and ask them to be honest if it's ok with them.

Yes this Monday or Tuesday (she got a positive result yesterday)

I'm not fixed on going, no... if missing the day is best for everybody then I'm ok to miss it.

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Snowisfalling33 · 22/12/2021 12:58

@Svara

C. Based on the fact that the 75+ people want to carry on. Is the 90+ person also happy? Though I doubt my relative in their late 80s would want to miss seeing anyone in those circumstances after a Christmas alone last year and not knowing how many more they will be around for.
I don't think she fully understands and her son doesn't want to keep explaining and end up getting her all worked up. She tends to stay in one place and the house is fairly large so I could stay out of her way.
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Snowisfalling33 · 22/12/2021 13:00

Thanks everybody for your opinions. Everybody is fully vaccinated and several people have had it recently.
Nobody else objects to me going and just wants to get on with it, but it's tricky to do the right thing sometimes.
I appreciate the comments Smile

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Notstrongandstable · 22/12/2021 13:57

I wouldn't go

TooManyPlatesInMotion · 22/12/2021 14:17

C, assuming pcr negative. I say this on the basis of everyone else being fine with it and you can do a final ltf before you actually arrive.

QuestionNumberOne · 22/12/2021 14:22

I wouldn’t go.

thelittlestrhino · 22/12/2021 14:24

I would (and am) staying away.

Siameasy · 22/12/2021 14:30

C

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Snowisfalling33 · 22/12/2021 14:44

A real spread of opinions then.
I've reached the point where I'm willing the PCR to be positive and make my decision for me.
Almost... but not quite!

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