Funeral to attend tomorrow, daughter testing positive

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Thrugelmir said:

half_empty said:

 Chances are much reduced but not eliminated with the jab.

Transmission is unimpacted by having the jab. If you have Covid then you can pass it on to someone else. Severity of illness is  potentially reduced that's all. 

I stand corrected.
I was reading asymptomatic vs symptomatic but upshot is I wouldn't risk it anyway.

Jeremy535897

half_empty said:

Thrugelmir said:

half_empty said:

 Chances are much reduced but not eliminated with the jab.

Transmission is unimpacted by having the jab. If you have Covid then you can pass it on to someone else. Severity of illness is  potentially reduced that's all. 

I stand corrected.
I was reading asymptomatic vs symptomatic but upshot is I wouldn't risk it anyway.

If "transmission is unimpacted by having the jab" it means covid passports have no logic.

lisyloo

Jeremy535897 said:

Phalf_empty said:

Thrugelmir said:

half_empty said:

 Chances are much reduced but not eliminated with the jab.

Transmission is unimpacted by having the jab. If you have Covid then you can pass it on to someone else. Severity of illness is  potentially reduced that's all. 

I stand corrected.
I was reading asymptomatic vs symptomatic but upshot is I wouldn't risk it anyway.

If "transmission is unimpacted by having the jab" it means covid passports have no logic.

You could well be right, but I believe that scientific information has only come to light recently.

onashoestring

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59077036

Worried_fool

lisyloo said:

Jeremy535897 said:

Phalf_empty said:

Thrugelmir said:

half_empty said:

 Chances are much reduced but not eliminated with the jab.

Transmission is unimpacted by having the jab. If you have Covid then you can pass it on to someone else. Severity of illness is  potentially reduced that's all. 

I stand corrected.
I was reading asymptomatic vs symptomatic but upshot is I wouldn't risk it anyway.

If "transmission is unimpacted by having the jab" it means covid passports have no logic.

You could well be right, but I believe that scientific information has only come to light recently.

Within the last week it was reported that double-jabbed people were just as likely as others to infect close household members. That is new and disturbing and of course raises questions about the logic of vaccine passports, but can we generalise from a finding within the household to what might happen at a gathering like a funeral?

lisyloo

Worried_fool said:

lisyloo said:"

Jeremy535897 said:

Phalf_empty said:

Thrugelmir said:

half_empty said:

 Chances are much reduced but not eliminated with the jab.

Transmission is unimpacted by having the jab. If you have Covid then you can pass it on to someone else. Severity of illness is  potentially reduced that's all. 

I stand corrected.
I was reading asymptomatic vs symptomatic but upshot is I wouldn't risk it anyway.

If "transmission is unimpacted by having the jab" it means covid passports have no logic.

You could well be right, but I believe that scientific information has only come to light recently.

Within the last week it was reported that double-jabbed people were just as likely as others to infect close household members. That is new and disturbing and of course raises questions about the logic of vaccine passports, but can we generalise from a finding within the household to what might happen at a gathering like a funeral?

Good point.
I’m very torn on it to be honest.
I certainly don’t take it lightly having lost a parent last year, but I also do think we do need to get on with living our lives.
I think I would take a lateral flow test (or tests).
if that is negative it indicates you are not in an infectious stage, so I’d consider going to the funeral, staying distanced with a mask and not go to the wake.
I’d also consult the family and ask them if they wanted me to stay away.
but we can’t all stay at home forever.
covid isn’t going to be gone next year or the year after.
we can’t all miss out on important life events forever whilst testing negative for what is for most people a mild disease 

others may disagree but I think it’s a rational position where living life (with precautions) has a value as well as public health
Mental health has a value too and funerals are part of the grieving process, so we can’t stop everyone doing everything bearing in mind nothing will be different for the next few years or possibly forever.

let’s ask this question
if that person worked in the health service teaching, nursing home, Parliament, civil service, would they be expected to turn up for work?
and would they get any financial help to stay at home e.g. SSP.
i think the answer is yes they’d be expected to work and wouldn’t get sick pay.

gettingtheresometime

Not the same I appreciate but can she not view it online? 

Kat78MFW

If she worked for the NHS, she would have to stay off work. My daughter tested positive and, even though I'm double jabbed, our NHS workforce rules were that I must stay off work for 10 days due to a positive case in the household. And the rules proved correct as I tested positive four days later.

sheramber

It was never  claimed that being vaccinated prevented you getting covid or  passing it on. 

It was sated you had less chance  of being seriously ill and would pass on a lesser amount of the virus.

My sister is double vaccinated. She visited a  friend for coffee, maintaining social distancing but not wearing a mask.

The next day her friend developed symptoms of covid and tested positive. Two days later my sister also tested positive.

So you don't need to live with someone to catch it. Nor do they have to be showing symptoms to pass the infection on. You can be infectious for two to three days before showing symptoms. and are more infectious for a day or two before symptoms show.

nyermen

Can't see a mention - what region of UK?  I think in Wales they've just changed the rules now that you should self-isolate and PCR even if double jabbed (https://gov.wales/self-isolation#section-83759).  Or maybe its that they're about to make them harsher (isolate regardless), i seem to recall Drayford saying something or other about it.