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you keep ignoring all the responses that point out that the primary reason for things like school shutdowns was to protect others from child carriers On the co

you keep ignoring all the responses that point out that the primary reason for things like school shutdowns was to protect others from child carriers On the contrary, I specifically said: "We're already seeing very little difference in infection and death outcomes among children from areas that shut down their schools for a long period of time to those that did not."

hn_throwaway_99 5y ago
But the whole point is the among children bit.
- trentnix 5y ago
  The infection rates among adults should mirror the infections rates among children - Covid doesn't discriminate, right? But if there isn't any clear delineation between the infection rates of areas where schools shut down and those where schools are open, it likely infers one of two things: 1) Lockdowns aren't as effective as thought AND/OR 2) Children aren't as prolific at spreading Covids as adults. My analysis here is far from scientific, but the data genuinely doesn't seem to indicate that the behavior of children influences the spread of Covid all that much.
  - MathYouF 5y ago
    I'm quite interested to see the study that showed infection rates amongst children in lockdown districts weren't significantly different than those with in person attendance. If you could link to such a study, it would be worth a conversation itself I imagine, examining the methodology, age groups, zip codes, ect.
    - trentnix 5y ago
      You can see it at the state level. Kids in Texas and Florida went to school in the fall of 2020. Kids in New York and California did not. And there are many other contrasts regarding policies on public events, mask requirements, restaurant logistics, and much more. But there doesn’t seem to be a significant difference in the resulting infection and death statistics. I live in Texas. I was assured by all the talking heads and enlightened types that when the governor reopened the state and eliminated all mask mandates, it was snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. It was premature, short-sighted, and unnecessary, they raved. I was assured we would be stacking bodies at the doorstep. None of that turned out to be the case. In fact, when things opened up my kids got all the respiratory diseases normally shared over the winter. We had RSV, stomach bugs, colds - the works. Germs that had been at bay for a year were definitely spreading now that life was returning to normal! Except Covid, that is. Thanks to vaccines and thanks to models that don’t seem to accurately simulate the effectiveness of masks and lockdowns, the apocalypse was averted.

hn_throwaway_99 5y ago

But the whole point is the among children bit.

trentnix 5y ago
The infection rates among adults should mirror the infections rates among children - Covid doesn't discriminate, right? But if there isn't any clear delineation between the infection rates of areas where schools shut down and those where schools are open, it likely infers one of two things: 1) Lockdowns aren't as effective as thought AND/OR 2) Children aren't as prolific at spreading Covids as adults. My analysis here is far from scientific, but the data genuinely doesn't seem to indicate that the behavior of children influences the spread of Covid all that much.
- MathYouF 5y ago
  I'm quite interested to see the study that showed infection rates amongst children in lockdown districts weren't significantly different than those with in person attendance. If you could link to such a study, it would be worth a conversation itself I imagine, examining the methodology, age groups, zip codes, ect.
  - trentnix 5y ago
    You can see it at the state level. Kids in Texas and Florida went to school in the fall of 2020. Kids in New York and California did not. And there are many other contrasts regarding policies on public events, mask requirements, restaurant logistics, and much more. But there doesn’t seem to be a significant difference in the resulting infection and death statistics. I live in Texas. I was assured by all the talking heads and enlightened types that when the governor reopened the state and eliminated all mask mandates, it was snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. It was premature, short-sighted, and unnecessary, they raved. I was assured we would be stacking bodies at the doorstep. None of that turned out to be the case. In fact, when things opened up my kids got all the respiratory diseases normally shared over the winter. We had RSV, stomach bugs, colds - the works. Germs that had been at bay for a year were definitely spreading now that life was returning to normal! Except Covid, that is. Thanks to vaccines and thanks to models that don’t seem to accurately simulate the effectiveness of masks and lockdowns, the apocalypse was averted.