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Got covid and very anxious about unvaccinated child

26 replies

LuminousFirefly · 28/12/2021 07:49

Just got covid but tripled jab, so I hope that will help and that I will not need hospitalisation

however, DC is unvaccinated (under 11) and I'm worried sick if she gets it again as they say this new variant has more risks for children (and having had it won't give you immunity)

anyone going through a similar experience?

also, worried about schools coming back next week

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Troublesometooth · 28/12/2021 07:50

When I had covid neither of my children caught it from me despite me not isolating from them as I’m their primary care giver.

Geamhradh · 28/12/2021 07:52

You're statistically very unlikely to need hospitalisation and your child is statistically unlikely to be seriously affected if he catches it.
I'm not in the UK so don't know what the isolation for close contact rules are there. Here he'd have to be PCR tested after 3 days of isolation following a negative LFT.

Covidclaire · 28/12/2021 07:53

Neither of my DC caught it despite being stuck in the house all day every day with me and OH who had both tested positive.

Of course they may have already had it which could have provided some immunity, ir we may not have for a decent swab for any of the many tests they’ve taken, but in any case they have certainly not been ill.

Lovelydovey · 28/12/2021 07:55

Our 9 year old caught it, obviously not vaccinated. Picked up from school and tested positive while still asymptomatic. Later developed a few sniffles and mentioned a sore throat once - but so mild you would have missed them if you weren’t on the lookout for symptoms. Most of his class have been exactly the same, a couple have had headaches and been a little more tired too.

For most children, it is very mild.

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LuminousFirefly · 28/12/2021 08:06

My DC got it too earlier in the year via school and was mild, worried now about omicron as they say it is 20% more likely to require hospitalisation in children

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Pumpkin5piced · 28/12/2021 08:07

There’s a reason younger children are not being vaccinated. They’re very low risk. I’ve got covid now and it didn’t even occur to me to worry that my kids might get it and be more ill than me. I have it really milld.
I have 2 kids 9 and 16, neither are vaccinated.

noblegiraffe · 28/12/2021 08:09

20% more likely than a very tiny chance is still a very tiny chance of requiring hospitalisation.

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LuminousFirefly · 28/12/2021 08:14

There are many countries that have started vaccinating children (5 to 11 year olds) or are planning to do so in the near future.

www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/countries-vaccinating-children-against-covid-19-2021-06-29/

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RickyZooom · 28/12/2021 08:19

I’ve currently got Covid. My two preschoolers are both snotty and coughing but playing as usual. Youngest had a day of temperatures on Boxing Day. No worse than any other cold for them at the moment. Presume this is omicron (London).

Charles11 · 28/12/2021 08:24

My dc have had it. My niece and nephew have just recovered from it. It was like flu for all of them with temp and mild cough. Try not to worry as most dc get it mild.
They should have natural immunity now so that’s a plus.

gettingolderandgrumpy · 28/12/2021 08:26

Children are relatively unscathed by covid not sure where you heard that about hospitalisation. Unless it’s 20% chance you’ll end up in hospital 80% chance they’ll be absolutely fine.

GuckGuckDoose · 28/12/2021 08:50

Think of it in terms of relative vs. absolute risk OP - there was a study published in the Lancet at the end of November from Scotland which suggested that children without asthma had a 0.9% chance of being admitted to hospital with SARS-Cov-2 infection, and in those with asthma it was 1.5%. So for every 1000 children with COVID, 9 would require hospital treatment, or 15 if they were asthmatic.

If the early evidence from SA holds true (which I haven’t read myself, though I’m about to go and find it and have a look), then a 20% percent (relative) increase in hospitalisations means that for every 1000 children with COVID, 10.8 will be admitted, or 18 if they have asthma. Still a tiny absolute risk of hospitalisation.

While your anxiety is understandable, in terms of risk to your child, the chances of them becoming acutely unwell are still very, very small.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(21)00491-4/fulltext

Butimstillhungry · 28/12/2021 09:05

We've all just had covid (with the text confirming Omicron) and both DC were fine. Apart from my eldest (8yo) having a headache for about half an hour.

I know the noise around the new variant can be scary, but the likelihood of your children becoming severely unwell is miniscule, as others have said.

User2638483 · 28/12/2021 09:09

I know many many children who have had it. I don’t know any that have been seriously unwell. Your dc will have some antibodies from previous infection so that might mean they don’t get it or make it even milder.
I mean this gently but you sound extremely over anxious about it.
I have it although someone in my circle was told they had delta rather than omicron so not sure which it is, it’s not fun but I have had worse colds/viruses before.

Bagelsandbrie · 28/12/2021 09:13

If you consider that we haven’t vaccinated any children yet and we also haven’t heard about scores of them being sent to hospital with covid I think it’s safe to say that for the vast majority of children it’s an extremely mild illness. Many children don’t even have any symptoms.

Nerdygirl · 28/12/2021 09:27

For goodness sake , get some perspective . You are unlikely to be hospitalised and your child is unlikely to be ill. As many have said it’s barely a headache for the majority. The damage to their mental health will be far greater

Autumnalblooms · 28/12/2021 10:04

I was positive the end of last week still testing positive on lft .DH as got covid .Two secondary age DC's both chose not to be vaccinated. One has currently got covid .They had a high temp yesterday but I got it down with calpol they prefer that to a paracetamol and apart from that they are very tired and a tad grumpy and sleeping q lot and described it as like the flu .Other DC said they feel achey so they are potentially are getting it no posting lft yet .Kids have much better and stronger immunity than us adults and are much better at relaxing and sleeping and letting their bodies repair .Try not to worry to much Flowers.

MarmaladeToastAndAMarmaladeCat · 28/12/2021 11:41

I caught it from my 4 year old who I’m assuming got it from school as there were many cases in the week before end of term.

His symptoms were worse than mine (like flu) but it was much more short lived. He had one really bad day where he was very unwell but woke up the next morning absolutely fine. I’ve had it much milder like a cold but for several days.

MatildaIThink · 28/12/2021 11:47

@LuminousFirefly

My DC got it too earlier in the year via school and was mild, worried now about omicron as they say it is 20% more likely to require hospitalisation in children
If your child does not have any medical conditions then they have a chance of around 1 in 160,000 of requiring hospitisation from a Covid infection. Without any comorbidities there have only been 15 deaths of people under 20 due to Covid.
LittleBabyCheeses · 28/12/2021 11:49

I’ve just had it. Didn’t isolate from my 3 children (all under 8) at all.
One tested positive… only symptom was a slightly high temperature one afternoon. Other 2 tested negative throughout.

Covidworries · 28/12/2021 12:04

@matildalthink

Do you have a recent reference for that figure? Plus what consists of comorbilities?
Thanks

MatildaIThink · 28/12/2021 12:43

[quote Covidworries]@matildalthink

Do you have a recent reference for that figure? Plus what consists of comorbilities?
Thanks[/quote]
Data until the end of September 2021. Not sure on the comorbidities, generally they include immunological issues, uncontrolled asthma, extreme obesity (30+ BMI), anyone on immunosuppressive drugs, and then things like issuenwith the heart and lungs, cancer etc.

www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/childdeathsandhospitalisationsinvolvingcovid19andchickenpox

mildtomoderate · 28/12/2021 12:48

My autistic DS had covid last week, he had a slight cough, earache and a bit of a runny nose. The earache bothered him the most. The cough has lingered a bit longer than most, but he's otherwise happy and well. It's not a persistent cough, it comes and goes.

Trinacham · 28/12/2021 13:02

we've been scaremongered to expect covid to be bad. Yes, for the minority, it could be severe, but for the majority of us, we'll sail through it. 4 of us in my family have had it, including myself - who was unvaccinated and pregnant. I had a runny nose, sneezing, then loss of taste and smell. If I hadn't had a test, I'd have though it was a very mild cold, as my common colds are more severe than that. I only tested as a colleague i'd been working closely working with tested positive first. My Niece and Nephew (both 6) had covid very recently and only had runny noses as well.

RobinPenguins · 28/12/2021 13:04

The risks to your child remain minuscule and fat, far lower than from other things you wouldn’t think twice about. It’s really not worth worrying about it. You have covid. Your DC will either catch it or not catch it. You just have to get on with it.