Any way to avoid getting sick from sister and nephew who are now working and in preschool? (cold, nose)

[Layden85]

My sister recently starting working in a preschool and puts her son in daycare there. The first week she got a bad cold. Then everyone in the daycare has a cough. Her son also. She was staying at my parents recently and they got sick. I would visit sometimes and now I’m sick from being around them. Can all of this come from the preschool/daycare germs being brought into their house?

[Hemlock140]

That's normal. Kids pass around their colds, and parents tend to send them in sick so they can go to work. I recently caught a cold after our grandkids spend the night, and I played a lot with the young one. My wife didn't get it, though, because of my precautions:

I Slept in one of the guest rooms

No hugging, blew kisses

I wiped down anything I touched with those Clorox germicide wipes

[Parnassia]

Originally Posted by Hemlock140

That's normal. Kids pass around their colds, and parents tend to send them in sick so they can go to work. I recently caught a cold after our grandkids spend the night, and I played a lot with the young one. My wife didn't get it, though, because of my precautions:

I Slept in one of the guest rooms

No hugging, blew kisses

I wiped down anything I touched with those Clorox germicide wipes

Yep. Friends and coworkers of mine refer to their kids as walking Petri dishes. OP, if you spend time in close proximity with kids, you won't eliminate the risk entirely but you can lower your chances of picking up what they bring home. Do the usual handwashing, not touching hands to nose or mouth, clean touch surfaces, avoid physical contact, minimize time spent in the same room, etc. Heck, all those things were common sense before Covid-19 but everyone on the planet should have the drill memorized by now! Don't forget, many of the bugs kids pick up aren't lethal.