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While kids are less likely to get sick from it (less likely doesn't mean zero cases or even deaths btw), they can sure as hell spread it. There was some researc

While kids are less likely to get sick from it (less likely doesn't mean zero cases or even deaths btw), they can sure as hell spread it. There was some research suggesting that they're spreading the virus as much as (or not detectably less than) adults [1]. Yet at the same time, there are also some indications that kids might be less likely to become infected [2]. How that will affect school reopenings is anyone's guess. [1]: https://zoonosen.charite.de/fileadmin/user_upload/microsites/m_cc05/virologie-ccm/dateien_upload/Weitere_Dateien/analysis-of-SARS-CoV-2-viral-load-by-patient-age.pdf https://zoonosen.charite.de/fileadmin/user_upload/microsites... [2]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0962-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0962-9

anoncake 6y ago
Less likely doesn't mean zero cases, but non-zero doesn't mean non-neglible either.
- Tainnor 6y ago
  It's still a stretch to say that the virus is "harmless" to children. But that's beside the point. The real point about children is that they can spread the virus just as well, even when they don't get sick - especially since it's also really hard for at least smaller children to keep distance or wear masks.
  - anoncake 6y ago
    And cruel, almost as cruel as withholding their education from them and forcing them to social distance.
    - Tainnor 6y ago
      You continue to miss the point but ok.
      - anoncake 6y ago
        This "point" about children is not about children at all. It's about scared, egoistic adults willing to sacrifice children's welfare for their own.