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> You are also masking to protect children That's a weak reason. Only 349 people below 18 have died of corona in the US since the start of the pandemic.
by cousin_it 5y ago
> You are also masking to protect children
That's a weak reason. Only 349 people below 18 have died of corona in the US since the start of the pandemic.
- slumdev 5y agoAll 349 of them had serious preexisting conditions. (Not to say that each of the 349 isn't a tragedy, only that the coronavirus is unequivocally not dangerous to children without preexisting conditions.) Also - if you're considering it, please save the "long covid" histrionics. We used to call that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and there's no reason to believe "long covid" is different, scarier, or more prevalent than CFS. I have a strong suspicion that the patient's psychological suggestibility and media consumption are greater predictors of "long covid" than infection.
- nemo44x 5y agoWhich is fewer than kids that died from H1N1 which was 358. Influenza killed 188 kids the year before Covid. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/spotlights/2019-2020/2019-20-pediatric-flu-deaths.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/spotlights/2019-2020/2019-20-pediatr...
- stickfigure 5y agoTo put that in context: About 350 people (the vast majority children) drown in swimming pools each year in the US.