So, my Son and his family could not come over for Christmas due to everyone in the family being ill. So we said that if they are feeling better, they would stop by on New Years day. In the meantime, my Son went and got tested for covid, he finally got the results back today, and he tested positive. He and his family all have been fully vaxed, except for getting a booster, which could have made a difference.

So in the meantime they are all quarantined.

I'm just hoping they all pull through this soon. All this couldn't have come at a worst time for my wife and I.

Everyone here on BR I hope is staying safe. Regardless of your belief's, please consider your loved ones.

Not looking for sympathy, just needed to vent somewhat.   

This current spike in cases has been getting to us as well.  Plenty of plans canceled, visits curtailed, etc.  It is super frustrating.  Glad you're okay, and I wish the best for your son and his family.  

Vent away BR brother, we're all in this together. Prayers for your son, his family, you and your wife.

Believe me I understand. 
 

You want to do something to help them but there’s nothing you can do. 
Just keep them quarantined but still  involved in your families life, but more so than before if that’s possible. 

Heart felt prayers to your family 

You’re not alone 

 

 

 

 

Mike

 

 

And my 18 month old was exposed at daycare by a teacher. Five days in the pokey for us. Ugh. 

Being a teacher I am seeing a ton of cases and exposures.  We cancelled our plans to visit my parents and sister in philly because of all this mess, among a few other things.  The school district I work in which serves about 24k students has had 200+ teachers out since we got back and over 400 cases of students over break.  My district is very risk averse and pretty strict on masks, sanitizing, distancing as much as possible etc...My son, in a different district than I teach, has been quarantined 2 times now and this district is about the exact opposite of the one I work in.  My parents are planning on coming down to visit us tomorrow so we will see what happens. 

Just keep trucking through and doing all that you can to protect yourself and your family.  I know for me, I'd hate to feel like I didn't do all that I could to make things safer.

5 guys at work tested positive in the past week..I believe they are all fully vaxxed.

Sorry to hear that and thoughts & prayers for their family for quick recoveries.

 

There's lots of emerging research showing the antibodies from the vax/booster do not provide neutralizing immunity to omicron, but fortunately there's still a significant benefit from t-cell immunity that greatly lessens severity. Omicron is also predominant in the upper respiratory tract with 10x (1000%) less virulence in the lung tissue compared to delta. In Europe and Israel that's led to widespread transmission to everyone regardless of vax/boost status or prior infection, relatively mild cold-like illness for most people, and much less pneumonia for those people who get omicron. Delta was quickly displaced by omicron in Europe and hopefully that happens here very, very soon.

That’s the pits. I hope your family feels better soon . 

14 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

I believe they are all fully vaxxed.

Glad to hear it!  That means they likely won't need to clog up hospital resources.

 

Sorry to hear about your family. Hope everyone recovers soon.
 

My wife works in a local hospital here and they have 200 employees out with Covid or Covid protocol quarantine. 

 

My job has over a quarter of the staff out for the same.
 

It’s been rough on those of us that are able to go in to work as we have to take up the slack. Longer hours and more stress are causing other health related issues. It’s a really bad start to 2022. Hope it gets better soon.

Good news. After their 5 day quarantine, everyone feels fine.

I want to thank all of youz guys for the kind words, and prayers.

Now my Son and Grandson need to plan a fishing trip for us soon, as our Dec, trip was canceled.