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Chicken pox & twins

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Chickenpoxtwins · 06/02/2022 19:06

One of my primary school aged twins has just come down with chicken pox. Probably a stupid question but I'm assuming i have to keep their twin off school too even if they're not showing any spots?

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Bangkokbaby · 06/02/2022 19:09

No, the other twin can go in. When my twins got it there was 2 weeks between the first getting it and the 2nd. Your other twin could have a long time off school if you kept them off and they then got it!
The nursery was happy to have the other twin in.

MissyB1 · 06/02/2022 19:27

The only problem being they could be spreading it to other kids and staff. I appreciate pp’s point though.
This is why all our kids should be vaccinated against it. Time for the NHS to get this on the schedule.

Takeachance18 · 06/02/2022 19:49

You send the other in as at the moment they may not be infectious for awhile, same as you do for every infection except measles (if unvaccinated). You would send them in if one had norovirus, mumps - no-one else in household isolates.

Plumbear2 · 07/02/2022 10:18

It's the same with any siblings in the same school not just twins. Siblings continue to attend school unless they show symptoms

Bizzarely · 23/02/2022 01:00

I would keep the other one home only to protect other children. Since you can be passing on the infection before you show any spots. It's highly contagious and there might be vulnerable children in the school. And there is extremely highly probability of the other one catching it.

UnmentionedElephantDildo · 23/02/2022 10:02

If you are going to elect to isolate the other twin, then do it properly

The incubation period is up to 21 days. So either do the full 3 weeks or don't bother

Zolla · 23/02/2022 13:57

Oh God. This is covid talking. Of course you can send your non poorly child into school! There is and has never been any rules to say siblings must remain at home if a household member has chicken pox. Same with a stomach bug, same with HFM. Same with any infectious illness, including covid now for some time.

Your other twin will probably get it but there can be a 3 week incubation period. So you would be keeping them at home for potentially 5 weeks while you wait & see and then isolate if she gets it 🙈

Chicken pox is a regular childhood illnesses. Better to get it while you are young, so I doubt any parents will be annoyed about it. We don’t vaccinate here so better to crack on. Ever heard of chicken pox parties 😂

Vulnerable children are entitled to the chicken pox vaccine on the NHS. My neighbours kid had it when he was 12 months due to complex medical issues.

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