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DoricQuine Nov 2020 5:42pm, 4 Nov 2020 5,129 posts	Quote Pin DoricQuine Sadly the only thing alcoholic in our house is hand sanitizer and nobody can go out now
geordiegirl Nov 2020 5:44pm, 4 Nov 2020 12,146 posts	Quote Pin geordiegirl OH NO DQ if I lived closer I'd whizz round with some for you. Hope you get a negative and you can get your supplies topped up.
forest plodder Nov 2020 6:32pm, 4 Nov 2020 560 posts	Quote Pin forest plodder Hope your result comes through soon DQ. Daughter was able to get a test for her son pretty easily yesterday morning, but still awaiting the result, so his brother is off school again after having to isolate before half term, and his dad is off work. It really is disruptive.
kaysdee Nov 2020 6:46pm, 4 Nov 2020 67 posts	Quote Pin kaysdee Larkim, that is interesting. My eldest son has Down Syndrome and is just about to turn 17. He has a dual diagnosis of cerebral palsy and has several other health issues, including being on a non invasive ventilator overnight. He’s non ambulatory and requires 24/7 care. I wasn’t aware guidance had changed specifically regarding Downs. I know he’s obviously still under 18, but given his other factors, this makes me even more nervous! I am wfh from tomorrow and my husband doesn’t work due to his own medical issues, but my other two children (15 and 13) are still at school and my eldest travels to school on the SEN transport bus, although he is bubbled in sixth form (special school). I sympathise with your position given your vocations. We’ve had all respite cancelled since Feb, but at least I can wfh (I was furloughed between Mar-Sep, so was able to care for him during the first lockdown). Yours is one of those situations where really, what are you supposed to do? This is the exact issue when people say those who are vulnerable should just stay home - how can that happen without someone to care for them and what about the other family members? Congrats on the big birthday though!
larkim Nov 2020 7:40pm, 4 Nov 2020 12,527 posts	Quote Pin larkim The DS categorisation for shielding is a brand new one as of just a few days ago. It's built in a piece of research into adults with DS which showed a higher risk of harm. I guess if that's what the science says... The only reason children aren't included I think it's that the scientific study only looked at adults - so there's absence of evidence for harm to children. My son's a fit young man - he's run a 5k race this year in just under 26mins, only has a very small heart valve leak but is otherwise in fine health so we're really conflicted about whether to try to persuade college to keep him in as he'll get a far better experience that way. Even if i WFH he'll not be engaging with his work unless I sit by him and act as a 1:1 support worker - in which case I'm not WFH I'm on holiday!!
kaysdee Nov 2020 8:45pm, 4 Nov 2020 68 posts	Quote Pin kaysdee I know exactly what you mean. It’s actually distressing to balance the risks of a person’s need for those external engagements against a threat to health/life and not really knowing how big those risks are. On paper there is obviously no contest, but the reality is different. Add the implications of the rights of siblings and the need for their own education and mental well-being and reconcile that with their knowledge that they may be the ones who might expose him to danger. That’s true of any family of course whose loved ones may be vulnerable. We’ll just continue to take all the precautions that we have been, outside of work and school we go nowhere anyway, but I definitely feel like I need another conversation with his consultants. I’m really glad you posted though because as clued up as I feel about coronavirus, I had no idea of this new guidance, albeit for adults.
K5 Gus Nov 2020 8:54pm, 4 Nov 2020 4,139 posts	Quote Pin K5 Gus A mutated version of CV-19 has been found in mink in Denmark and has passed to humans working on the mink farms. Denmark to cull it's entire mink population of 17 million animals. Concerns that vaccines in development will not work against mutated versions of the virus. theguardian.com
Markymarkmark Nov 2020 9:42pm, 4 Nov 2020 13,194 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark I need to think about the implications of that for a bit, K5 Gus, but overall I'd agree with the comments in the article that it's a good thing if it starts to close down the market for real fur. (Bad news for the individual mink, of course.....) I guess anything that offers an alternative host for this virus that then allows it to mutate and jump species again is not going to be a positive.
K5 Gus Nov 2020 10:00pm, 4 Nov 2020 4,140 posts	Quote Pin K5 Gus Mmm - totally agree regards the fur industry.
Hunkyteddy Nov 2020 10:00pm, 4 Nov 2020 346 posts	Quote Pin Hunkyteddy The Guardian really is a bundle of joy isnt it. Just give us some hope please