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Kids positive (antigen) living with vulnerable grandparent - advise please

  • 23-11-2021 9:49pm
    #1
    positivenote
    Registered Users Posts: 2,334 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    situation is that both our kids had positive antigen tests today, but me, my wife (both double vacinated) and my mam (double vacinated and booster) were negative. Im just wondering what we as a family sound be doing from a restictive movement perspective over the next 10 days?

    Should me or my wife or my mam get PCR test? Should we be restricting our movements? My mam, who is trible vacinated has COPD and lives with us. Apologies about all the questions but the advice is a little overwhelming and confusing regarding close contact and household contact etc etc...

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks



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  • #2
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Ring your GP.



  • #3
    positivenote
    Registered Users Posts: 2,334 ✭✭✭positivenote


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118213236#Comment_118213236

    In the morning or D-Doc? Thanks



  • #4
    Abbaesque
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Abbaesque


    Hi, do you all live together? I think you will all need PCR tests as close contacts.. I would definitely keep everyone away from your Mum- she is extremely vulnerable if she gets it.. if she lives with you- maybe it is easier to isolate her in a room, rather than isolating yourselves and the kids.. or else is there anyone she can go to and stay with for 10 days?



  • #5
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,774 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118213333#Comment_118213333

    You might struggle to have people allow a person to move in with them coming from a covid positive household... I wouldn’t entertain the idea quite frankly...

    just some tough parenting and discipline on behalf of everybody that kids stay away from granny until they are better....



  • #6
    Minier81
    Registered Users Posts: 622 ✭✭✭Minier81


    The first thing you need to do is get the kids a pcr test. Then you will be officially contact traced and get advised on testing. You should all be restricting your movements immediately as you are close contacts. Agree with the above poster that your Mum is at the highest risk, isolate her as much as possible from the kids.

    Hope your kids are doing OK.



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  • #7
    positivenote
    Registered Users Posts: 2,334 ✭✭✭positivenote


    Thanks for the feedback. Kids are in their room and using the main bathroom. Myself and my wife are keeping our distance the best we can from Mam. She has had double vaccine and booster so hopefully this will pass without having an impact on her



  • #8
    Padre_Pio
    Registered Users Posts: 4,885 ✭✭✭Padre_Pio


    Any chance you could get an airbnb for your mam for a few weeks, or until this blows over?



  • #9
    appledrop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭appledrop


    At the moment it's only the kids that need a PCR test and even then should only be if the have symptoms according to official advice.

    It's pretty impossible to get them at moment so you have better chance looking for 2 not 5.

    Then if kids test positively that's a different matter but to be honest until recently government advice was if you were vaccinated + someone in your household tested positive they didn't need to restrict their movements or get a test once they had no symptoms!

    Total madness, no wonder the numbers skyrocketed.

    The antigen test is only a guide so try no stress too much yet.



  • #10
    SouthWesterly
    Registered Users Posts: 6,439 ✭✭✭SouthWesterly


    Generally test appointments are uploaded about midnight



  • #11
    the corpo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭the corpo


    I know it's cold but try and crack open a few windows, even a little bit to get some air flow going. If your cooker has an extractor fan, leave it running with a kitchen window open even a tiny bit. Whatever you can do to keep the air as fresh as possible



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  • #12
    ProfessorPlum
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭ProfessorPlum


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118213821#Comment_118213821

    Less than 1/1000 chance of an antigen test being a false +ve, and given that 2 kids have tested positive, that reduces the chances to negligible. OP, your kids have covid, the PCR is just an administrative confirmation. Re your mum, as she is vulnerable, I think your best bet is to try to shield her - keep the kids away. Presumably either the kids or your mum or both need care. You are both negative on antigen so likely not infectious so you can rest assured that up to now your mum's only risk has been contact with the kids. If she needs care giving, try to keep your distance, but regular antigen tests before being in contact with her if you really need to be can give some reassurance. It's a really difficult situation in practice, good luck!



  • #13
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Mask up the kids.



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