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I have three small children who have not been sick ONCE since the lockdowns started. They barely have seen another child, let alone played with them in close pr

I have three small children who have not been sick ONCE since the lockdowns started. They barely have seen another child, let alone played with them in close proximity. Do you think this is good news? No, it actually puts them at much higher risk of childhood leukemia and that scares me much more than them getting covid 19[1]. Articles like this strike me as propaganda. You can believe that covid 19 is real and covid 19 is deadly but still be against lock downs, despite what the propaganda would have you believe. Our actions have consequences. There's no free lunch here. 1. https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/child-leukaemia-linked-reduced-exposure-germs/ https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/child-leukaemia-linked-reduce...

Abundnce10 6y ago
> Articles like this strike me as propaganda. You can believe that covid 19 is real and covid 19 is deadly but still be against lock downs, despite what the propaganda would have you believe. How is this article propaganda? The nurse said, "many of her patients don't believe they are dying of COVID-19". The patients weren't arguing against the lock down, they were arguing that the virus isn't real.
_Microft 6y ago
If it helps, this is from the same article (here again: [0]) and sounds like you do not have to worry too much about this. All the best to you and your family! "Can I reduce my child's risk of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia? The evidence isn't well enough established to suggest definitive recommendations that will reduce risk of child leukaemia. [...] Obviously, parents make their decisions about childcare based on a number of factors. They should not worry that they are endangering their child by not sending them to a nursery or day care. And while most childhood infections are benign, some less common ones bring their own set of serious risks. So this review certainly shouldn't be taken as an encouragement to ditch important methods of infection prevention, such as frequent handwashing and making sure your child's vaccinations are up to date." [0] https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/child-leukaemia-linked-reduced-exposure-germs/ https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/child-leukaemia-linked-reduce...
ghthor 6y ago
Yeah this all seems like propaganda

Abundnce10 6y ago

> Articles like this strike me as propaganda. You can believe that covid 19 is real and covid 19 is deadly but still be against lock downs, despite what the propaganda would have you believe. How is this article propaganda? The nurse said, "many of her patients don't believe they are dying of COVID-19". The patients weren't arguing against the lock down, they were arguing that the virus isn't real.

_Microft 6y ago

If it helps, this is from the same article (here again: [0]) and sounds like you do not have to worry too much about this. All the best to you and your family! "Can I reduce my child's risk of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia? The evidence isn't well enough established to suggest definitive recommendations that will reduce risk of child leukaemia. [...] Obviously, parents make their decisions about childcare based on a number of factors. They should not worry that they are endangering their child by not sending them to a nursery or day care. And while most childhood infections are benign, some less common ones bring their own set of serious risks. So this review certainly shouldn't be taken as an encouragement to ditch important methods of infection prevention, such as frequent handwashing and making sure your child's vaccinations are up to date." [0] https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/child-leukaemia-linked-reduced-exposure-germs/ https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/child-leukaemia-linked-reduce...

ghthor 6y ago

Yeah this all seems like propaganda