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Pulmonary embolism/covid....should my home help be wearing PPE?

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leea21
leea21

Hi, i suffer from quite alot of ailments and conditions, the more serious ones being a pulmonary embolism, DVT,colitis. ive a very weak immune system and get infections quite easily. ive been hospitalised 5 times in the last 3 months. my home help assistant doesn't wear PPE while in my home, she also has a 5 yr old and goes to trampoline parks,playgrounds etc. im worried incase the child could be a carrier and i don't want to risk catching Covid. what would your advice be please?

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  • jen86183
    jen86183 leea21

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    Leea21,

    It seems a bit late in the day to decide whether your carer should wear PPE, we are starting to come out of these restrictions, after almost six months. If she is new then of course she should have been wearing protection, if you have been allowing them in your home without wearing protection and not caught it, you probably won't get it.

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