In-law might bring a stowaway virus on her visit

Dear Amy: My wife’s sister moved away, relocating across the country to be with her grown son and his family — over 1,000 miles away.

We’ve had a good relationship with her and her family.

Her grown son and his wife have refused to be vaccinated.

They all got COVID in February.

My sister-in-law got one vaccination shot but refused to get the second dose.

Now she plans to come here to visit a friend who lives near.

She wants to spend a day with my wife and to sleep over.

My wife and I have been vaccinated, and so has our son.

She will be flying here and will not be able to quarantine.

Are we in danger? — Worried Brother-in-law

Dear Worried: This is a question you should be asking your own physician or follow the guidelines issued by the CDC.

If I were in your situation with a fully vaccinated household, I would not worry about a brief visit from a not-fully vaccinated person, but you and your wife MUST make this choice based on your own comfort level, health concerns, and guidelines in your state.

Even if you caught the virus, your vaccination is supposed to protect you from the severest form of this illness.

Your sister-in-law claims to have already contracted COVID, and this might be her justification for not becoming fully vaccinated, but I would be skeptical. You should understand she might be assuming a risk to her own health than you are willing to.

One way to handle this might be for you and your family members to welcome a visit with her, outside and distanced, but to decline to have her spend the night with you.