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> And even if it doesn’t kill them, we don’t yet know what long term effects the virus may have on children who contract it. We will never know that. 10 years
by AndrewBissell 6y ago
> And even if it doesn’t kill them, we don’t yet know what long term effects the virus may have on children who contract it.
We will never know that. 10 years from now, people could still be saying "there might be some terrible thing lurking that just hasn't shown up yet!" We're well over a year out from when some of the first infected children recovered, it's time to start ratcheting some of our ideas of this unknown risk down. Also, we have no better idea what long term effects the vaccines may have, but everyone is champing at the bit to assume that risk.
The harms of social isolation and screen learning, on the other hand, are well understood and being inflicted on great masses of children, far more than will ever have a serious symptomatic case of Covid.
- TurkishPoptart 6y ago>The harms of social isolation and screen learning, on the other hand, are well understood and being inflicted on great masses of children... I don't think this is true. I don't think we know how this generation will be affected by Zoom 8-4 every day.
- AndrewBissell 6y agoJust because you are ignoring the mounting evidence which is being reported (including in TFA) of the harms that school closures and distancing are causing, does not mean that the harm is not there.