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Should I be expected to wear a mask around company visiting for 10 days?

Asked by Cindy1302 (806points) March 16th, 2022

I live with my mom. I live in Oregon so its a high transmission area. My mom is leaving to Alaska on the 20th and my sister, brother in law, and nephew are all staying with me for 10 days because my mom doesn’t trust me alone. Should I be expected to wear a mask and social distance around them? I’m fully vaccinated but they are all unvaccinated.

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JLeslie's avatar

That’s up to you and your relatives.

If you want to take precautions, but not wear masks you could test when they arrive. Or, another idea is test, wear masks for just two days, test again, and then figure you’re in the clear.

janbb's avatar

As @JLeslie says, that’s between you and them. What will make you feel safe?

YARNLADY's avatar

Always wear masks when there is a possibility of transmission

Samantha4One's avatar

Well, it’s up to you whether you wear mask or not, but I would also say to not be bothered with it since you’re vaccinated and in your own house with your family.

It would be very awkward to wear mask around them.

You can wear mask for a while when they arrive, get them sanitized and settled then you can remove mask from next day.

Kardamom's avatar

I would be very worried to have unvaccinated people in my house. The idea of not masking up seems to be a very big risk to take.

Just lost the friend of a friend to covid in January. She was fully vaccinated, but was “done” with the pandemic, masking, and avoiding people and travel. She went (unmasked) on a skiing trip with friends, including some that were unvaccinated. One of the children on the trip was asymptomatic and positive for covid. She caught it and passed away in January of this year (2022).

A week later, several hundred people packed into the church, mostly unmasked, and 10 relatives of the woman who just died, whose funeral they were attending, caught covid, including the woman’s father, who had to be hospitalized.

Mask mandates may be being done away with, but I still mask up everywhere I go.

LadyMarissa's avatar

@Sam4One Unvaccinated family are the MOST dangerous people out there!!! The virus does NOT stop to say…“oops, that’s family, I don’t want to replicate there.” For me, I would feel awkward NOT wearing a mask around someone who is unvaccinated while trapped indoors with them. I recently lost 3 friends in the same family so your idea of “it’s OK when it’s family” doesn’t fly with me!!! One of the sisters wouldn’t go “out to eat” because somebody sitting near her might have the virus & she was tired of wearing a mask, so she insisted on cooking & staying at home to eat. Well, it turned out it was her brother who was sitting next to her at the table in her house that had the virus & his body gladly shared it. So, the brother & 2 sisters ALL died within 30 minutes of each other a short time later. Personally, IF I had to have unvaccinated family in my house, I’d stay in my bedroom completely away from them until they leave!!!

JLeslie's avatar

Even if they are vaccinated you need to be cautious if you’re concerned. That’s what those free tests are for, or you can buy a test in the drug store. Plenty of vaccinated people get covid and spread it around.

The unvaccinated are scarier, because you can bet they take more risks and don’t wear masks. Right now a lot of vaccinated people are going back to normal too though.

Pandora's avatar

Personally, I think they should be the ones wearing masks but they probably don’t believe in that. So yes. Mask up and stay a safe distance away. If you are going to be in a small room at any time with them for more than 15 minutes have an air purifier or fan circulating the air in the room.

Caravanfan's avatar

Well, if it were me I wouldn’t let them in the house if they’re unvaccinated.

LadyMarissa's avatar

^^ It’s not her house & not her decision. Her mother is forcing this on her!!! That’s why I said I’d stay in my bedroom while they are there.

Caravanfan's avatar

@LadyMarissa I said, “If it were me”. But if she wants a more direct answer to her question then I would require everybody wear masks and I’d stay away from them as much as possible for the 10 days.

Samantha4One's avatar

@LadyMarissa I’m so sorry to hear about your 3 friends. I didn’t mean to hurt anyone feelings.

Actually my idea about “it’s OK when it’s family” differs from person to person. I don’t know about you, but I think Fear is not the answer to this virus. You must take precautions when necessary I know that but “not leaving your bedroom when some unvaccinated person comes to your house” doesn’t fly with me either. How do you know that person is unvaccinated? or even vaccinated? One can easily lie about the same.

The more bigger question is, why OP’s relatives are still not vaccinated? Do they not want to contribute to the society? Or just doesn’t feel the need to be vaccinated?

My last recommendation to OP is to share this concern with her mom, and decide what’s necessary.

Regards!

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