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A caregiver of my mother-in-law tested positive for Covid. He was with her for 12 hours on Sunday, 9/20.


On Monday he called in sick. The caregiver agency called on Thursday, 9/24, to let us know he was Covid-positive.


The same day my wife, sister-in-law and mother-in-law got tested. The results came back today negative.


My MIL has late-stage COPD and requires 24x7 oxygen. She has congestive heart failure and dementia.


She never wears a mask but her caregivers always wear masks. No exceptions. Whenever I'm at the house I see them wearing a mask, which I'm assuming the agency tells them is mandatory.


Apparently if a carrier wears a mask and is in contact with someone w/o a mask the chance of transmission is only 5%.


1.5% if they both have masks and 70% if the carrier does not have a mask and the other person has a mask.



The fact that the caregiver wore a mask in the reason she dodged a bullet.

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My mother's PA tested positive for covid on Friday, and had examined my mother the Tuesday before, while wearing a mask. Meanwhile, she had run a 12 mile marathon the previous Saturday. I'm sure her test was a false positive, as SO many these days are. Not to mention, she wears a mask ALL the time when in contact with any human at the various ALs she visits. If masks are 95% effective, how did she contract the virus to BEGIN with?

While I'm not against mask-wearing in general, only N-95's worn properly have the best chance of not transmitting the virus (of a real carrier) to others.

Like worried said, 2 weeks is the incubation period for the virus, so it's too early to tell anything at this point. My mother will be tested today even though her PA took a rapid covid test the following day which turned out negative. You may want to have your MIL tested if you feel she truly DID come into contact with a covid positive person, mask or no mask.

Sending a prayer that your MIL is free and clear of any virus.
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Doug4321 Sep 2020
Right about only N-95s effectively reducing the chance of transmission to 5%.

My MIL's test came back negative today. She was tested at 4 days after being exposed to the infective caregiver. That might not have been long enough for antibodies to have been created. I don't know
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I have my client wear a mask when I sponge bath her and change her. My agency requires a mask for both within 6 ft.
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actually if a carrier wears a mask then the risk of transmission isn’t universally 5%. It all depends on what type of mask and whether or not it’s worn properly. Most non n95s are non effective, they are nothing more than security theater. Furthermore, it may be too early to tell if your family has been infected because the virus does have an incubation period. Hopefully they didn’t Catch the virus though.
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Doug4321 Sep 2020
Absolutely right. The mask has to be an N-95 mask to reduce the chance of transmission to 5%.
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