I made a mistake and feel so guilty

Hopeà you soon feel better. Very few people are testing at all now and the chances are that the shop assistant had already unknowingly served other customers with covid that day. For most people now it is only another variation of a cold. Unpleasant but not dangerous. Try not to let it worry you any more.

How refreshing to read your post ruthiek.
How many on that plane could have caught Covid, if you had travelled. .

My niece is a HCA at local hospital. She tested positive for Covid and rang in sick. She was asked how she felt and because she didn’t have a high temperature she was told to go to work or she would not be paid sick pay !

Good grief. Well done for doing the right thing.

Last summer my husband and I got Covid 2 days before flying on holiday, I rang the Covid line and was told” so long as you feel up to it get on the plane ” I was shocked and we made the decision that morally we couldn’t do it , but when we mentioned it to others they says we were daft and we have to learn to live with Covid

Silvertwigs, there are posters on this thread, who are CEV and/ or immunocompromised and for whom Covid could be fatal. Or are my clinicians lying to me?

Have you actual read the whole thread?
Get a grip is offensive and lacks empathy for those who are still at risk of becoming seriously ill or dying, if they catch Covid.

Germanshepherdsmum

It is very different to ‘a lot of things’ if you have health issues - as do I and many other posters. For some it could be fatal despite being fully vaccinated. People should be scared. Does anyone want long covid? Don’t tell me or others to get a grip.

Exactly this!

It is very different to ‘a lot of things’ if you have health issues - as do I and many other posters. For some it could be fatal despite being fully vaccinated. People should be scared. Does anyone want long covid? Don’t tell me or others to get a grip.

RosesMaw is absolutely right and many of the posts on here are continuing to scare people. Covid is no different to a lot of things now. So get a grips you posters and OP don’t feel guilty!

Do not feel bad as you need not have said anything to this self righteous assistant! She had no right to 'tell you off' not her place to do so. There are no restrictions on....Get well soon.

Marydoll

I received this email from Greater Glasgow Health Board.

NHSGGC issues advice on Gastroenteritis, COVID-19 and flu to visitors.
Members of the public are being reminded not to visit NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde hospitals if they have symptoms of Gastroenteritis, COVID-19 or flu.

I also read that certain countries and also Nottinghamshire Hospital Trust are re-introducing mask wearing for patients and staff.

It doesn't quite look as if the advice given now is to carry on even if you have Covid.

At the end of Dec, about 12 hospitals had banned visitors who had covid. Accordning to google.

Relatively few people take a covid test if they feel unwell. Well done for doing so!
However, there is no requirement to covid test. or to isolate if positive .We must surely mix with many probably daily who have covid and do not know ( or care).
You did nothing wrong. Don't beat yourself up for your actions, and get well soon.

MayBee70

So, what if the shop assistant knew she had covid but was happily continuing to work even though she knew she might infect people? Is it any wonder the covid infection rate is so high at the moment?

There are no isolation rules for Covid now though! So as long as the shop assistant felt ok then she could work so your point is mute!

My mum was in hospital & my sister visited her, the following day she felt awful & took a test… it was positive. She immediately rang the ward & the Sister said ‘don’t worry, probably half the staff on the ward have it’!
She didn’t visit until she was clear, but she could’ve.

You didn't do anything wrong. The shop assistant was unreasonable. At least you tested presumably checking why you felt unwell, most wouldn't have bothered. Hope you recover soon.

I’m pretty sure the death rate plummeted when people started to be vaccinated. It was a disappointment to realise that the vaccine didn’t prevent infection. I certainly wouldn’t like to be unvaccinated though. As I’ve said before living with it shouldn’t be ignoring it and we haven’t adapted enough.Especially as doing everything we can to prevent covid infection will also reduce the spread of other viruses which will take pressure off the NHS.

It may have prevented your symptoms being even worse, possibly fatal.

The person who said the vaccine means you may not get many symptoms is definitely wrong. I was v ill with covid as were all my family and a relative died of covid. All were fully vaccinated. I'm wondering if the vaccine actually does anything at all.

I received this email from Greater Glasgow Health Board.

NHSGGC issues advice on Gastroenteritis, COVID-19 and flu to visitors.
Members of the public are being reminded not to visit NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde hospitals if they have symptoms of Gastroenteritis, COVID-19 or flu.

I also read that certain countries and also Nottinghamshire Hospital Trust are re-introducing mask wearing for patients and staff.

It doesn't quite look as if the advice given now is to carry on even if you have Covid.

The advice given now is to carry on even if you have Covid because the current strains aren't mass killers like the original strain. It is considered to be the same as every other virus we meet during the winter months. Of course, the immuno-compromised may find they are more susceptible to harsher effects but that is the case with any virus. My sister is in this situation and catching Covid before Christmas has completely knocked her for six.
For my part, if I had Covid, I would isolate myself but that is easier as I am retired with a husband who would do all that needed to be done to care for me. I wouldn't lose pay for staying at home or be subject to Occ Health looking at my sick record to see if I was swinging the lead. I don't have children that I still have to get to school or take to their various extra-curricular activities. I can also afford the tests to see if I am positive and afford the masks to keep at hand.

My advice is always carry a mask with you.If one feels unwell but you need to shop etc. , put your mask on. It is courtesy to protect the public, in a small way perhaps, stops guilty feelings. Just to say, I wear a mask whenever I go into public indoor spaces. It gives me so much confidence to try my best not to catch anything and bring home to my husband. Stay healthy everyone.

I tink that if any one has covid a cold the flu they should be mind full that other people who may catch it from them could become very sick and have long term after effects i personally have copd even now to stear clear of people and wear a mask if i have to go into a crowded situation like supermarket before christmas as i dont want to have suffer more ill health than i have to so i say anyone with these illnesses even if they feel ok they should remain at home until tested clear for covid or symptoms of a cold or flu have gone

I had Covid 4 times last year despite being fully vaccinated! The first time my daughter and I both got it. She did tests as she needed to know if she could go to work and all were negative. As we both had same symptoms and had been together looking after my grandson while his parents had a weekend away we assumed we had toddler lurgy as grandson had been very snotty all weekend, so I didn't test. I even did my normal shift delivering for the foodbank. Then I wanted to go out socially and DD said I shouldn't as I was clearly still unwell, so I tested and got a very bright positive line! I did feel bad that I'd been out and seen people, though all contact had been brief.
The remaining times when I caught it, I tested positive but the lines were very faint, so I assume my viral load was lower - probably some immunity from having it before. We did order groceries online one of the times but one time I chose to go shopping while still positive (after about 5 days of isolating) but went at a quiet time, wore a mask, and just grabbed a few essentials, paid at the self service till and left very quickly. I don't feel guilty as I know lots of people don't test at all and many people are asymptomatic so I just did my best to keep the risk to a minimum. If I feel unwell I try not to go out socially, even if it is just a cold, as I have some very elderly friends who are quite vulnerable.

Tested positive for Covid on NYD. DH on 4/1/24. I’m still feeling unwell and coughing. I had it in 2022 when it was a mere sniffle for me. Neither us went out at all until we were both negative which was Wednesday of this week.

Don’t feel guilty it would have been the same if you had gone into the shop before doing the test and then without knowing wouldn’t have kept your distance