Can you catch Covid from grandchild

Conflicting information - I agree, and has been going on since the virus took hold. To be fair it’s a fast moving situation, and things change as more is learned, and how transmissibility changes as the virus mutates.

What surprises me that some information which isn’t new, such as having an oximeter to check oxygen levels if you become ill, has only just been officially advised.

Does anybody remember a TV programme a few years ago about how easily viruses spread in nurseries?
A “substance” not a real virus (!) was applied to two or three points in an otherwise perfectly clean nursery premises , which showed up under something like UV light.
At the end of the following day and after filming the little loves wiping their snuffly noses with their hands, possibly coughing or sneezing onto the Duplo, sharing painting equipment -all the normal things - the camera team used UV light to show up how and where the “virus” had spread - and it was everywhere , including the children’s clothes and their hands.
Don’t get me wrong, under normal circumstances this is how children build up their immune systems and resistance to bugs like the common cold.
But food for thought!

Yes, I remember that.
I remember the 'snail trails' on the patio doors too.

Dear little superspreaders.

Yes, talking about how information changes...on the news last night, they’re now saying that, although not definite, there’s evidence to suggest that, once a person is vaccinated, it is more likely they won’t infect someone else, than they will. That’s not to say it can’t happen at all....but is less likely than they first thought.

If you read fifty articles, you’ll more than likely have fifty different opinions.
Every expert in their field, so convincing, till the next one comes along

Yes, I’m sure you can. Children still attending school or nursery who are asymptomatic can surely pass it on.

A dd is sure this is what happened to friends of hers - parents both quite ill - one bad enough to need hospital for a few days - both young children (at school and pre school) testing positive but stayed completely well.

Yes. You can catch CoVid from anyone else at all who has it, whatever age they are and whether or not they have symptoms.

I would be inclined to wear a mask whilst looking after children and making sure we all washed our hands regulary.

We usually look after our GDs (9 & 11) before and after school - their parents are essential workers but since Christmas my DS has insisted that we no longer do so as I'm clinically extremely vulnerable and DH over 70. We just wave to them from afar now. We now have supermarket deliveries. DS doesn't want us to risk catching Covid now when the end is in sight, albeit some way off.
Hope you stay well Whiff. Keep safe.

Our 10 year old grandson brought it home from school and infected my daughter, grand daughter and daughter's partner.

His best friend from school also took the virus back to his family. Neither boys was badly affected but everyone else was!

How are you doing Whiff? Are you still OK?

I’m not surprised when I hear that schoolchildren could be superspreaders, especially teenagers. My daughter teaches CDT at secondary school and when she has told them off for getting too close to each other, they LICK each other!! Thank goodness schools are closed just now.

I once had a student bounce into my lesson boasting 'I licked a slide in science. It had salmonella on it.' Speechless.

oximeters etc for monitoring obs are loaned to patients at home, so they can be monitored remotely and kept out of hosp where poss.
local GPs, out of hours, ambu service etc arrange this.

I should think you can catch it from anybody who has it.

Why are some people so cheeky on this forum when someone asks a simple question really no need

welbeck

oximeters etc for monitoring obs are loaned to patients at home, so they can be monitored remotely and kept out of hosp where poss.
local GPs, out of hours, ambu service etc arrange this.

Do they?
They told me to buy one.

Lilikemaho

Why are some people so cheeky on this forum when someone asks a simple question really no need

Looks like a good many of us thought the answer was indeed clear. I just hope that Whiff is keeping well, and is self isolating...just in case.

FannyC I think the Government have just decided they might be a good idea but I doubt everyone will get one.
The thought's there but ...

They sound like a good idea

Yes, I've got one.
DH's levels are all over the shop still.
Between 86 and 99.
Mine are sometimes as low as 95, which suggests that I've had it.
The lowest DH's was was 46
He'd been out of hospital for just a week and decided in his wisdom to go in the shed. He collapsed and was back in hospital for another day. It seems that the cold had sent his lungs haywire.

Sorry 'one' being an oximeter. It was about £20 from Amazon.

You can get an oximeter for as little as £10. It shows the amount of saturated oxygen in your blood. On Buy, Amazon’s new would be rivals have them.

Whiff I am sorry for some of the replies which may have seemed unkind on here. Sometimes people don’t realise their remarks could cause upset. Try not to take it personally. They are in the minority. I hope you don’t get Covid. There is a risk unfortunately particularly with this new strain. Your gc could have the test to see if he is positive.

Oximeters are most useful if someone does actually have Covid as it shows when the oxygen levels have reached such a low level that hospital admission is a necessity.

It wouldn't surprise me if Whiff didn't come back with an update! Why would you, when some people make you feel decidedly awkward,or silly...or similar? It makes no sense to me to be harsh when somebody is reaching out,especially on Corona virus advice...a minefield,at the best of times! Whiff, I hope you are well. x

Exactly, Sickofweddingcake. Why can't we be kind?

I apologise BEFORE my comment FannyCornforth because I wish both you and your husband very good health, but... in the shed one week after leaving hospital? Men eh?! LOL