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There is a huge risk to kids. My friends Jeremy Howard and Rachel Thomas recently compiled research on this topic. Especially of concern is long-term effects of
by actfrench 5y ago
There is a huge risk to kids. My friends Jeremy Howard and Rachel Thomas recently compiled research on this topic. Especially of concern is long-term effects of COVID on children.
Rachel says, "research shows we downplay long-term effects of Covid on children"
https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1454242957259800578 https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1454242957259800578
https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1420981223535517696 https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1420981223535517696
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01935-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01935-7
- mlyle 5y agoWho knows, right? As the Nature article you cited points out, the research we have now is poorly controlled and hopelessly confounded and pointing in many different directions. My personal belief is that COVID-19 and influenza are probably similar in children. But even that is more risk than people generally realize: a whole lot of permanent impact happens from influenza in children, but we just accept it and shrug it off as inevitable. And, of course, while the average risk to kids may be moderate, there's also the much higher risk of cases communicated by children to their family, faculty, and the community at large.