Could my child really have covid twice in under 2 months?

[Anonymous]

Yes. People do not usually get a strong immune response to the recent variants.

[Anonymous]

What guidance do you need from the pediatrician? This isn't your first time at this rodeo, and even if it were, a runny nose and cough isn't usually something to haul your kid in to be seen unless they're high risk?

[Anonymous]

OP here. I called to ask the pediatrician if this could be possible, if we really need to again cancel plans for 5 days etc since just had Covid less than 2 months ago. Take another week of making boss on vaca mad because I need to WFH etc...

Pediatrician said bring him in for an exam, can't decide anything without being seen.

[Anonymous]

I had it the second week of June, and I have it again this week.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it's possible to get covid twice, given that new variants are circulating, but prior infection with omicron does provide significant protection against the new variants. Not 100% though. The first thing I'd do in your case is get a PCR because antigen tests can have false positives.

[Anonymous]

All the people who are saying calm down and everyone is going to get this, multiple times -- aren't you at all concerned about the scientists and virologists saying that each time you catch it is a chance at long covid, which for many is completely debilitating?

I don't understand this "throw our hands up in the air" mindset. Masks are easy. Not eating in restaurants is pretty easy. Living with long covid is hard. Whatever, you do you, but I don't understand people who won't take some precautions now in order to try to avoid something really bad later. Hard not to see this as grasshopper and ant fable.

[Anonymous]

Unless kids start dying from it, parents will not keep them home when they are sick. In a few years we will find that these children have heart issues.

[Anonymous]

Work on your child's immune system.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Took kid to pediatrician, asked for rapid and PCR. Their rapid is negative. Will be 48 hours before I get PCR back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the people who are saying calm down and everyone is going to get this, multiple times -- aren't you at all concerned about the scientists and virologists saying that each time you catch it is a chance at long covid, which for many is completely debilitating?

I don't understand this "throw our hands up in the air" mindset. Masks are easy. Not eating in restaurants is pretty easy. Living with long covid is hard. Whatever, you do you, but I don't understand people who won't take some precautions now in order to try to avoid something really bad later. Hard not to see this as grasshopper and ant fable.

These variants are really easy to get. I wear a mask when I go out and i work at home—I got it anyway. My sibling travelled in a mask (he’s in infectious disease research and super careful) and got it.

You don’t think Biden takes precautions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yup. DS is fully vaxxed. I'm just mad. We played by the rules, it clearly came from classmates the first time around and not one person fessed up to having it earlier or getting it after a birthday party hours before DS learned he had it in which a number of kids, not mine, were unmasked.

And now same deal. Tons of kids too sick to play games at swim practice or eat treats at other neighborhood events but their parents swear they don't have it .... just keep infecting everyone else.

I think you will feel more at peace if you just look at illness as a random occurrence and don't try to assign blame. There is really no way to know where your kid got it from.

I think -you- will feel more at peace if you convince everyone around you to not try to assign blame, since you so don't want to ever be blamed for any of your YOLO selfish decisions, plus you're not about to let your child miss one of their [whatever] class, absolutely not!
So instead, let's try to create this imaginary gorgeous outfit for the naked Emperor where there is no blame, no selfish irresponsible behavior, just random COVID.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the people who are saying calm down and everyone is going to get this, multiple times -- aren't you at all concerned about the scientists and virologists saying that each time you catch it is a chance at long covid, which for many is completely debilitating?

I don't understand this "throw our hands up in the air" mindset. Masks are easy. Not eating in restaurants is pretty easy. Living with long covid is hard. Whatever, you do you, but I don't understand people who won't take some precautions now in order to try to avoid something really bad later. Hard not to see this as grasshopper and ant fable.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yup. DS is fully vaxxed. I'm just mad. We played by the rules, it clearly came from classmates the first time around and not one person fessed up to having it earlier or getting it after a birthday party hours before DS learned he had it in which a number of kids, not mine, were unmasked.

And now same deal. Tons of kids too sick to play games at swim practice or eat treats at other neighborhood events but their parents swear they don't have it .... just keep infecting everyone else.

We. Are. All. Going. To. Get. This.

We can’t take you seriously with all those periods.

[Anonymous]

I'm an RN, CMSRN that has been working on a COVID Floor in a major teaching hospital for the last 2+ years. No...we KNOW there is an absolute cross variant immunity for at least 3 months. 9months for most healthy people. You CAN test positive for COVID for 60days after initial infection. If you child is normal and healthy its probably one of the 8-10 colds children get each year.

COVID is an airborne virus. At this point it is everywhere. Nothing short of a respirator or properly fitting N95 mask (worn for 2hrs and then discarded) & eye protection will do any good. Get your shot & get on with normal life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the people who are saying calm down and everyone is going to get this, multiple times -- aren't you at all concerned about the scientists and virologists saying that each time you catch it is a chance at long covid, which for many is completely debilitating?

I don't understand this "throw our hands up in the air" mindset. Masks are easy. Not eating in restaurants is pretty easy. Living with long covid is hard. Whatever, you do you, but I don't understand people who won't take some precautions now in order to try to avoid something really bad later. Hard not to see this as grasshopper and ant fable.

I'm worried about my 2 year old getting it AGAIN from day care. He got it from an outbreak at the beginning of June and the classroom closed 10 days. He was sent home today with diarrhea and the teacher said other kids had runny noses. Of course I am worried about long term effects. We don't eat indoors or take planes anywhere, but two year olds don't wear masks reliably and have mandatory naptimes, snacks, and mealtimes. The vaccines haven't even been out long enough for him to have 2 doses.

Just reminding you that very small children exist, and keeping them from spreading viruses isn't that easy.