Returning to High Infection Risk Job with Vulnerable Person at Home - any options for staying home?

Digital_Dan

hb2 said:

OP, I would like to thank you for taking on-board the information given without getting angry or defensive. We have had similar questions countless times and you are one of the few who has continued to respond politely when hearing things that are probably not what you hoped for.

 Thank you for your kind words, it's very much appreciated.

 I am grateful for everyone's reply. I won't respond to everyone who has posted since I was last able to log in as there would be too many posts. I do understand that sometimes people prefer to offer opinions rather than facts. That is life and every response has helped inform our decision making.

 Thank you all.

gettingtheresometime

suki1964 said:

GDB2222 said:

Dr_Crypto said:

I don’t have much to add to the OP and I think others have dealt with how to maintain hygiene. It’s a pain but it can be done. 

I think it’s normal to be scared. We’ve had months of being told that to step outside results in instant death not only for you but for your grandma and the sweet old lady down the road. We had random NHS employees almost (and sometimes actually) in tears saying that anyone who crossed their front gate would be on a ventilator tomorrow. Of course people are terrified. 

The terror campaign was justified. The lockdown resulted in an immediate reduction in new infections, and it was only just in time to stop the NHS being totally overwhelmed. Terrifying people into complying with lockdown worked. 

However, it was a bit overdone. If everyone who can get Covid does get it, there’d be roughly an extra half million deaths. That’s a lot, and it’s sad, but for comparison it’s the same number of deaths as we get every year in this country. It represents the sort of extra risk that comes from smoking, and we don’t have nightly broadcasts about smoking.

Was it really justified? Seriously, that amount of fear put into people

So scared they aren't seeking medical help when it's needed?

One of the leading Oncologists in this country is saying the amount of people who are now going to die needlessly from cancer , it would have been treatable if they were diagnosed earlier, will over take the Covid deaths

Hes also stating that the overall death rate is falling already, because it was artificially inflated by people dieing of diseases that would have killed them sooner or later, but it was hastened by the lack of treatment

Our own health minister here in NI has been caught out for publishing worse case figures as best case to keep us scared and home

8 new cases here in NI these past 7 days, 6 of those in one nursing home. Haven't had a single case in lord knows how long in my reporting area yet still we are being told to stay home unless we really need to be out and when you do go out theres still no public loos, no where to get a coffee etc etc

Well they've managed to scare my mum, who up to this pandemic, was a very independent person, into being frightened to step outside the house even now.

Thrugelmir

suki1964 said:

GDB2222 said:

Dr_Crypto said:

I don’t have much to add to the OP and I think others have dealt with how to maintain hygiene. It’s a pain but it can be done. 

I think it’s normal to be scared. We’ve had months of being told that to step outside results in instant death not only for you but for your grandma and the sweet old lady down the road. We had random NHS employees almost (and sometimes actually) in tears saying that anyone who crossed their front gate would be on a ventilator tomorrow. Of course people are terrified. 

The terror campaign was justified. The lockdown resulted in an immediate reduction in new infections, and it was only just in time to stop the NHS being totally overwhelmed. Terrifying people into complying with lockdown worked. 

However, it was a bit overdone. If everyone who can get Covid does get it, there’d be roughly an extra half million deaths. That’s a lot, and it’s sad, but for comparison it’s the same number of deaths as we get every year in this country. It represents the sort of extra risk that comes from smoking, and we don’t have nightly broadcasts about smoking.

Was it really justified? Seriously, that amount of fear put into people

Events in China are showing how difficult this disease is to to control. Complancey has arisen as there's a generation who've known nothing different than a carefree enviroment. Without the NHS being immediately accessible then even straightforward treatment would become unavailable. This impacts people of all ages. 

suki1964

gettingtheresometime said:

suki1964 said:

GDB2222 said:

Dr_Crypto said:

I don’t have much to add to the OP and I think others have dealt with how to maintain hygiene. It’s a pain but it can be done. 

I think it’s normal to be scared. We’ve had months of being told that to step outside results in instant death not only for you but for your grandma and the sweet old lady down the road. We had random NHS employees almost (and sometimes actually) in tears saying that anyone who crossed their front gate would be on a ventilator tomorrow. Of course people are terrified. 

The terror campaign was justified. The lockdown resulted in an immediate reduction in new infections, and it was only just in time to stop the NHS being totally overwhelmed. Terrifying people into complying with lockdown worked. 

However, it was a bit overdone. If everyone who can get Covid does get it, there’d be roughly an extra half million deaths. That’s a lot, and it’s sad, but for comparison it’s the same number of deaths as we get every year in this country. It represents the sort of extra risk that comes from smoking, and we don’t have nightly broadcasts about smoking.

Was it really justified? Seriously, that amount of fear put into people

So scared they aren't seeking medical help when it's needed?

One of the leading Oncologists in this country is saying the amount of people who are now going to die needlessly from cancer , it would have been treatable if they were diagnosed earlier, will over take the Covid deaths

Hes also stating that the overall death rate is falling already, because it was artificially inflated by people dieing of diseases that would have killed them sooner or later, but it was hastened by the lack of treatment

Our own health minister here in NI has been caught out for publishing worse case figures as best case to keep us scared and home

8 new cases here in NI these past 7 days, 6 of those in one nursing home. Haven't had a single case in lord knows how long in my reporting area yet still we are being told to stay home unless we really need to be out and when you do go out theres still no public loos, no where to get a coffee etc etc

Well they've managed to scare my mum, who up to this pandemic, was a very independent person, into being frightened to step outside the house even now.

My mum is the same, and there are people posting on these forums how scared they are as well