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It's not "a couple", there's been about 105 child deaths, and 4600 child hospitalizations. It's not as bad as adults, but you can't say little Johnny is magical
by Klinky 6y ago
It's not "a couple", there's been about 105 child deaths, and 4600 child hospitalizations. It's not as bad as adults, but you can't say little Johnny is magically immune, nor can you say that Brad the football star at the local college is either. I don't think it's currently clear why some apparently healthy people develop severe reactions.
- just-juan-post 6y agoDo you feel we should restrict billions from gathering with and hugging their family so that we can save 105 children? Can you help us understand the thinking you use to make that tradeoff?
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- Klinky 6y agoThe point of the 105 dead children was to show children can be severely affected and don't have magic immunity. 500K children have been diagnosed with COVID, with varying symptom levels. We have 200,000 dead overall in the USA, so it's not just a matter of 105 dead children justifying lockdown, it's all those other dead people you seem to have forgotten about. Also FYI, you can't hug your family member anymore once they're dead.
- neilwilson 6y agoWhat’s the median age of those that have sadly passed and the percentage with comorbidities?
- Klinky 6y agoDo you really mean "sadly" when trying to make the point that old people or people with pre-existing conditions are acceptable deaths?
- seattletech 6y agoHe is Just Asking Questions https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Just_asking_questions https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Just_asking_questions
- neilwilson 6y agoAm I. Which part of the question is leading? Which part is not Socratic?
- neilwilson 6y agoWell that would be an extremely unpleasant attempt at putting words in somebody's mouth that makes me wonder whether you are actually engaging honestly here.
- Klinky 6y agoDid you honestly not know the answer? What was your point?
- iso1631 6y agoThey don't, but they are far more susceptible to Measles. In 2018 140,000 children died from measles -- a disease we actually have a well known vaccine that's been proven safe!
- Klinky 6y agoWell we've yet to develop a COVID-19 vaccine that ditzy parents can ignore/avoid. Stupidity isn't an excuse for more stupidity.
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- michaelmrose 6y agoThis is emotional manipulation that we can all engage in. The 105 children are not the only victims. I have bad asthma and my wife is ill I don't appreciate you gathering and hugging your family and killing mine. Did that advance the discussion? Was it manipulation? No and you bet!
- thelean12 6y agoIt's small enough that it's not a concern and not something we should spend much effort worrying about. 105 is absolutely nothing compared to nearly 200k deaths in the US. It's also a HUGE distraction to the real concern: We don't fully understand how contagious children are.