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Then you look at the data and see that: "Covid-19 has killed 280 children under 18 from January through September 2021, the time span in which the alpha and de
by ctoth 5y ago
Then you look at the data and see that:
"Covid-19 has killed 280 children under 18 from January through September 2021, the time span in which the alpha and delta variants were active. Flu and pneumonia, heart disease, drowning, guns, and motor vehicles were all deadlier to children during the same time periods annually from 2015 to 2019 (the latest years with available data)[0]."
[0]: https://www.vox.com/22699019/covid-19-children-kids-risk-hospitalization-death https://www.vox.com/22699019/covid-19-children-kids-risk-hos...
- lancesells 5y agoWhile I agree that it seems children are very low risk you have to remember they are partly lower because of the precautions taken(lockdowns, mandates, vaccines, masks, fear, etc). We don't know the "normal" death rate for Covid just yet.
- mcphage 5y agoHow many people have children infected, though? It doesn’t get to them and stop. Kids are very good at spreading germs.