Covid and visiting elderly people
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Anonymous
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I'm going to start by saying that I know anxiety is playing a role in this. Our family has had a string of losses, starting during covid, and I worry about germs more than most. So, don't post telling me I might have anxiety. I DEFINITELY have anxiety, and I'm getting help, but that help is not working at a pace that it will help me make this decision.
We have covid. We're a family of 4, me and 3 kids. I got sick on Tuesday, and tested positive. Kid one got sick Thursday, Kid two got sick Friday. Kid three, who never gets sick, has predictably not gotten sick. In the past he has tested positive for covid but has never had symptoms, but this time he is neither testing positive or symptomatic. Kids two and three do regular service with the elderly, at two different places. They both have things that are special they planned for the holiday with "their" elderly friends. They are sad at the thought of missing these things. When will it be safe for them to go back? I know the guidance for school is 24 hours after the fever is gone, and symptoms are improving, but elderly are more vulnerable. |
Anonymous
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CDC guidance for healthcare personnel (HCP), which applies to you since you are visiting the elderly, a fragile population:
"HCP with mild to moderate illness who are not moderately to severely immunocompromised could return to work after the following criteria have been met: At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared if a negative viral test* is obtained within 48 hours prior to returning to work (or 10 days if testing is not performed or if a positive test at day 5-7), and At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without the use of fever-reducing medications, and Symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) have improved. *Either a NAAT (molecular) or antigen test may be used. If using an antigen test, HCP should have a negative test obtained on day 5 and again 48 hours later" |
Anonymous
| Yeah I would use rapid tests as a proxy for contagious. No fever, negative tests, no or very minimal symptoms (realizing that coughing can linger a bit). It isn't worth risking someone's health. |
Anonymous
| Do not expose the elderly to your Covid kids. |
Anonymous
I am literally asking when they stop being "covid kids". |
Anonymous
Waiting for a negative rapid test is a very cautious approach. For the kid that remains negative, testing before visits until the rest of the family is negative would also be cautious. |
Anonymous
| Wait till negative test and wear mask on the safe side |
Anonymous
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OMFG
NO. Your kids should NOT be doing volunteering with the elderly right now. Keep them home. THIS IS NOT EVEN A QUESTION. Anyone who tells you you should not let your "anxiety" stop you from doing the volunteering is an idiot. People can be contagious for 14 days and even longer. Even up to 21 days. And so all of you who AREN'T covid positive yet could catch this from the covid positive ones for 14 days. Meaning, you and your third kid should not be around old people until 14 days after the covid positive house members reach the 14 day mark. That's 28 days from when they first tested positive. PLEASE CANCEL THESE VOLUNTEER COMMITMENTS. |
Anonymous
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"Kids two and three do regular service with the elderly, at two different places. They both have things that are special they planned for the holiday with "their" elderly friends. They are sad at the thought of missing these things."
Please explain to your kids that it would be selfish of them to go to these events. That their company is NOT worth an elderly person catching covid. Please. |
Anonymous
You know the elderly are going to die soon anyway, right? |
Anonymous
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No, not everyone in an home for the elderly is going to die "soon." Where my mid- and early-80s parents live, is a 103 year old woman who is sharp as a tack. Many 90+ year-olds live their as well.
And OPs children should not infect a single elderly person with covid, least they hasten their death in any way, shape, or form. |
Anonymous
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OP, where the heck do you live that you think you'd be called anxious for wanting to avoid infecting old people with covid?? South Carolina? Florida?
NO. You and your kids should NOT volunteer for the elderly for the next few weeks. Please stay away. |
Anonymous
I mean, I fully support isolating the elderly. But you're clearly coming down with dementia if you think anyone older than 80 can be "sharp as a tack." I wouldn't even say that about most 60 year olds I've met. |
Anonymous
| So tired of selfish people. How do you think it’s ok to expose anyone? You wait till everyone tests negative and to be on the safe side wait another week. I have a serious chronic illness. Your little Covid can have me hospitalized for weeks. |
Anonymous
What is wrong with you? If they bring Covid to someone, they could kill them. Their volunteering is not as important as someone’s life. B |