Going out with covid is it ok? Or aibu?

[boredoffmatleave]

I'm 37 weeks pregnant and tested positive yesterday I seem to managing ok with just rotating paracetamol. I need to pick DD up from her nans she's been there since Monday as she went to their holiday home in Wales with them.

DS is bored and wants to get out in the sun and I have a lot of things to get done OH does everything half arsed so I would rather just crack on with it myself instead of just lying in bed.

Is it ok do we think to just carry on or a big no no? Of course I don't want to make people sick.

I know we don't need to self isolate anymore but it still feels a bit odd not doing so.

100% selfish to come into contact deliberately with other people whilst you know you are positive, whatever the circumstances.

@AlexaShutUp

Most deaths happened prior to the vaccine rollout. We are now in a position thanks to the success of vaccines where the change of death for covid is lower than for flu.

Please, please don't go out. You may not feel too bad, but a lot of people are still at risk of worse symptoms. Don't risk spreading it to them.

[quote RocketFire7]@AlexaShutUp

Most deaths happened prior to the vaccine rollout. We are now in a position thanks to the success of vaccines where the change of death for covid is lower than for flu.[/quote]
Yes, I'm aware of that. But there are still quite a lot of people getting quite ill from covid, including those who are fully vaccinated and boosted etc. A friend of mine was hospitalised last week. So it is mild for some but certainly not for everyone.

[quote RocketFire7]@AlexaShutUp

Most deaths happened prior to the vaccine rollout. We are now in a position thanks to the success of vaccines where the change of death for covid is lower than for flu.[/quote]
Where did you get these figures? I think this is highly unlikely.

773 deaths in the last 7 days, I believe. Pretty low overall, but not insignificant for the families of those who died.

I guess the people who think it's OK to go out with covid are the ones who don't follow the 48 hour rule with things like norovirus etc. They probably wouldn't give a toss about spreading chicken pox, flu etc. There have always been selfish people, and there is no reason to suppose that covid will change that.

I'm just reading the replies and finding it very interesting. I'm OH is front line police and they are required to go into work if they test positive and they are not unwell with it 🤷🏻‍♀️

And they come into contact with vulnerable people and go on hospital bed watches etc but the constabulary deem it okay to be in work covid positive

@boredoffmatleave

OH has gone to get DD with DS and is picking the click and collect up later.

However it makes me wonder I get sick quite a lot due to my blood disorder my immune system is extremely weak. I'm normally wiped out from a common cold. I honestly thought if I ever caught covid that would be the end of me. But I feel fine to be honest apart from the constant headaches.

Do we really need to be self isolating over something that is so mild?

Count yourself lucky. I'm CEV and have Covid. This is my 5th day in bed.

@AlexaShutUp

We are 2 years in, are we seriously expected to keep saying home for something that isn’t making us ill? We’re on our second round of it, last one was 10 weeks ago. We pretty much stayed in then, don’t doing it again, in fact we’ve come on holiday this time round, not going inside but having lovely time in the sun on the beach

‘ BeanStew22

**You’re not going to pass it to someone in a supermarket.

I think it’s very likely you WOULD pass it on in a supermarket actually. Week 3 of Covid here … only place I’ve been that I could have caught it was a cafe (similar to subway) which has screens for staff (who wore masks anyway) I was 2m from the 2 other customers and there for about 20 mins

WFH, no kids etc, wear an N95 mask when shopping etc

So this BA2 is much more infectious as we know, and I suspect transmits with v minimal contac’

You can’t compare that experience to being around someone shopping in a supermarket.

We are now in a position thanks to the success of vaccines where the change of death for covid is lower than for flu.

Ffs, stop inventing this shit!

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu%3famp=true

If OH was good on his own i wouldn't care but he's useless, he will go to his mums now to get DD and will sit there for hours not thinking about doing a food shop before he comes back.

He sounds great. Best of luck.

@Feenie

You’re not going to pass it to someone in a supermarket.

Why do people just make shit up and then casually type it into a thread? Look it up - of course you can!

I believe I caught it in a restaurant. Went out for lunch with a friend - it was midweek and the restaurant was quiet. Wore a mask when I wasn't sitting at the table. But both myself and my friend have tested positive and the incubation period matches up to this.

I am CEV. I have shielded when told to. Once shielding ended I still remained cautious - avoiding crowded places, wearing an FFP2 mask, WFH etc. Fully vaccinated. Still caught it and am ill with it too.

@bilbodog

Because ITS NOT ALWAYS MILD FOR EVERYONE! Why is this so difficult to understand?

Exactly this. Your experience does not equate to everyone’s experience.

[quote OnceuponaRainbow18]@AlexaShutUp

We are 2 years in, are we seriously expected to keep saying home for something that isn’t making us ill? We’re on our second round of it, last one was 10 weeks ago. We pretty much stayed in then, don’t doing it again, in fact we’ve come on holiday this time round, not going inside but having lovely time in the sun on the beach[/quote]
It has always been antisocial to go out and about spreading infectious diseases,, regardless of how long they have been around. I'm not sure why covid should be any different. Why does being 2 years in make a difference? Would you go out with other infectious illnesses?

@boredoffmatleave

OH has gone to get DD with DS and is picking the click and collect up later.

However it makes me wonder I get sick quite a lot due to my blood disorder my immune system is extremely weak. I'm normally wiped out from a common cold. I honestly thought if I ever caught covid that would be the end of me. But I feel fine to be honest apart from the constant headaches.

Do we really need to be self isolating over something that is so mild?

It's mild for you woopy doooo. I have just had it. It wasn't mild.

You are very selfish if you do go out.

My Daughter tested positive and is now in isolation until she tests negative, the rest of us have tested negative and are all doing things today making the most of our freedom as tomorrow we may test positive.

@AlexaShutUp

We always wait the 48 hours after sickness etc but that’s usually 2 days sickness then 2 days which is just about manageable.

My school has just closed to year 7&8 for the week due to teacher shortage, when most are fine and well enough but have to wait for 2 negatives. That is 500 kids loosing another week of schooling

I’d definitely go out with a cold, which is what Covid was like for me - a very mild one. I happened to know it was Covid because I used a free test - had the test not been free I wouldn’t have dreamt of paying for it, and they’re about to not be free, so yes, I’d go out with an ‘infectious disease’ if the only sign of it was mild cold symptoms. I won’t be staying in on anyone else’s account next time I have mild cold symptoms, when no free test will be readily available to me.

@Verity226 ‘shut up’?? Nah. Feel free to do so yourself though. My question very very, very valid.

Do we really need to be self isolating over something that is so mild?

Do you live under a rock?

loosing

If that’s the quality of education that they are missing, then they are fine!

One person has had it mildly?