LFT's on Xmas Day

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Are people who are spending Christmas with extended family going to do LFT's on Christmas morning?

I certainly am as we will be spending it with two asthmatic 60 somethings, and two more in their 80's and 90's.

However, have popped a message on the family WhatsApp chat just checking everyone else was ok to do the same and everybody seems to be ignoring it. Just wondering if I was wrong to suggest it?

Yes we are. CEV MIL so don’t want to risk it.

We are, we're seeing friends so it's the right thing to do.

Absolutely

It’s the advice everywhere.

Yes we are

I will (or possible Christmas Eve evening instead to save hassle in the morning) but that's as much because I am working Christmas Day as anything else.

Getting a similar response here from my batshit brother in law who refuses to get a vaccine, and MIL who is (resentfully) vaccinated so is therefore incapable of catching it. I think they both work on the basis that if they don't know they are we are contagious, it's not happening.

I think those that are likely to listen to a message on a WhatsApp group were probably going to test anyway. Those that aren't going to test before visiting will just ignore any suggestion to do so.

Personally, yes, we are testing. But I'm not asking if anyone else is. They will do them, and we will take the risk, having removed as much risk from us as we can.

We're doing ours on Christmas Eve evening, purely so I've go time to get the reserve Christmas dinner out of the freezer to defrost - we're meant to be at a relative's on Christmas day, but I thought I'd be prepared in case any of us test positive.

On Christmas Eve before I drive. I've been asked to do so, but had been planning it before then.

Only five of us xmas day, but we will be - well my Mum will be if she can figure it out. Just spent ages trying to talk her through it and needed to be close as she just wasn't getting it. Three really don't want to catch it.

Yes we are and so are guests on the 27th. It's much safer than just being vaccinated. If anyone had refused they would have been uninvited

However, have popped a message on the family WhatsApp chat just checking everyone else was ok to do the same and everybody seems to be ignoring it. Just wondering if I was wrong to suggest it?

I think most people I know will be doing one, especially those who are visiting anyone potentially vulnerable. However I also find something annoyingly pushy about those that demand LFTs before visits.

We're testing tonight, as DM arrives tomorrow, and again on Christmas night before going to DD's on Boxing Day. The joy of having divorced parents.

Yes we all are, 7 of us

That's the plan. Though we're currently awaiting a PCR anyway.

Yes we all are as my dads vulnerable health wise. Just before we meet up. I do them
Regularly anyway.

Yes

We'll do one before all our Christmas meet-ups but you've left it a bit late to ask if it's a dealbreaker

@Chimpychoo

We're doing ours on Christmas Eve evening, purely so I've go time to get the reserve Christmas dinner out of the freezer to defrost - we're meant to be at a relative's on Christmas day, but I thought I'd be prepared in case any of us test positive.

I am CEV. DS25 has been out a lot in last week. He tested before he came to stay yesterday and is testning every morning while here. We'll all test before visitors come on Saturday. You really should do it immediately before going to family as well. Things can change very quickly.

Now you do know that if you totally refuse to have anything to do with COVID, or its precautions, then it gets the sulks and goes away?

Absolutely normal to do one before meeting up in our family. It’s the responsible thing to do, whoever you are planning to spend the day with.

Yes, we are - and I’d refuse to spend the day with anyone who didn’t want to

Yes

Yes we'll be doing them before our pensioner guests set off as will they. I'm the CEV person with no immunity though.