Family bubbles
We need to allow families to see each other. This would help in reducing anxiety and help ease frustration that people are feeling. Put it with a provision that every member must wear a mask (non-medical of course).
Why the contribution is important
We need to allow families to see each other. This would help in reducing anxiety and frustration. If people see their families it is easier to trace, test and isolate. If one member gets symptoms then you know exactly who needs to isolate. I think if a small number or only being able to see an additional household is put on social bubbles it will make it difficult for people to select who they see and potentially lead to people breaking restrictions. We have a 3 month old.. how would we decide what side of the family get to see him? It should be trialled for a time and if the R number increases then reduce but at least it would ease some frustration.
by rd23 on May 06, 2020 at 08:57AM
Posted by harviej May 06, 2020 at 09:17
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Posted by ValODO May 06, 2020 at 09:18
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Posted by kezzy08 May 06, 2020 at 09:19
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Posted by Sallymair May 06, 2020 at 09:26
I speak as a grandparent and miss my children and grandchildren so this is important to me.
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Posted by AnnetteK May 06, 2020 at 09:30
There are 4 of us in our household. There are 23 additional people in our extended family that we would normally be in contact with (parents, siblings and their partners and children).
My father is on the Shielding list, so that would exclude my parents from our Bubble, leaving 21 family members to choose from. We can only choose 6 other people.
Each household in our extended family list (6 households) would have other family members they would want to include in their Bubble, who are not on our list. So how can we all possibly agree on the same 10 people, and only the same 10 people.
The households in our extended family are comprised as follows:
- 2 people
- 4 people
- 3 people
- 3 people
- 3 people
- 6 people
We would have to choose just one or 2 of these households and they would have to agree to the same 10 people, and only those people. It just won't work.
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Posted by Pissedoffmum May 06, 2020 at 09:33
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Posted by Lindaj May 06, 2020 at 09:39
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Posted by JL May 06, 2020 at 11:17
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Posted by noeldarlow May 06, 2020 at 11:38
Increased risk will lead to more deaths.
No one can fully protect themselves from infection. People who mostly follow best practices may have occasional lapses. Even if you follow all the guidelines diligently, it will not completely eliminate the risk of infection.
In a bubble, your risk of infection is multiplied by the number of people in the bubble. Instead of just one person having a lapse, or simply getting unlucky, you now have several people having lapses or getting unlucky. If any one of them becomes infected, the whole group will quickly follow.
When the disease is still widespread, bubbles sound like a very bad idea..
Once cases are at a very low level, bubbles might have a purpose.
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Posted by sgemmelluk May 06, 2020 at 12:02
E.g. My daughter and my mother both live alone and only have contact via technology.
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Posted by Richs May 06, 2020 at 13:44
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Posted by ladybuglou May 07, 2020 at 14:03
Yes, I understand the comments above re risk, but eventually people will get the fatigue from lockdown that Gov were so worried about and just do it without others knowing. It will happen.
There really needs to be some form of information for families going forward.
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Posted by outdoorsy May 10, 2020 at 17:56
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