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Every kid I know that caught COVID brought it back and gave it to the entire family. Mom, Dad, Grandma, etc.... It doesn't matter that the kids are ok. It matt

Every kid I know that caught COVID brought it back and gave it to the entire family. Mom, Dad, Grandma, etc.... It doesn't matter that the kids are ok. It matters that they spread it

taeric 4y ago
Irrelevant when the parents are doing what they can to reduce the risk for their kid. As soon as you are willing to let them go to school, you have increased the risk to them more than getting them vaccinated will reduce it.
- pbhjpbhj 4y ago
  Are you trying to suggest people should not vaccinate because school is a higher risk to health than vaccination is a reduction of risk to health? Maybe life is not only about survival but the upside to school is on balance worth the added risk, but not vaccinating is not worth the added risk (complications from vaccination are pretty small -- though I certainly don't advocate vaccination without any consideration of the risks).
  - taeric 4y ago
    Emphatically no. Get vaccinated. Take boosters if you have them available. I'm more just weary of the doom and gloom about my 5 year old not being vaccinated yet.
    - hezralig 4y ago
      Hey you might want to take a look at the latest research. I thought COVID had the same risk profile as the flu for children until I started digging into the stats a bit more. What I am finding is that these latest variants are more contagious, even controlling for less social distancing and masking. We have this sense that COVID isn't as deadly towards kids because they honestly had not been spreading it as much as we feared until fairly recently. https://insidemedicine.bulletin.com/delta-and-omicron-killed-far-more-children-than-flu-ever-does https://insidemedicine.bulletin.com/delta-and-omicron-killed...
      - taeric 4y ago
        I never viewed "as the flu" as a minimizing view. You don't want to get the flu. This has always been something almost as deadly as the flu for everyone. More deadly for older folks. And as contagious as the cold. Not something to take lightly.
        hezralig 4y ago
        Be that as it may, I would ask you read the cited article as the stats illustrate COVID is much more deadly than the flu for children. I would hope you choose to get your kid vaccinated asap since you expressed hesitancy.
        taeric 4y ago
        Oddly, I can agree it is more deadly for children, while still knowing it is not the likely reason for my kids to be in danger...
        hezralig 4y ago
        Well, it is definitely an interesting choice you are making for the child. I am not going to say you are a bad parent or anything of the like. There are major morbidity concerns considering the pathology of COVID. I only wish for the best for your kid.
        taeric 4y ago
        I'm not sure what choice you think I'm making. Me and my kids are all vaccinated. Even boosted. Except for the four year old, and that is just until five.
        hezralig 4y ago
        Perhaps I got your comment mixed up with another commenter's then, my mistake. Still, best of luck with the 4 year old. Stay safe.
carlivar 4y ago
What's your control group? Are you assuming none of these people would have gotten COVID if not for the kid?

Every kid I know that caught COVID brought it back and gave it to the entire family. Mom, Dad, Grandma, etc.... It doesn't matter that the kids are ok. It matters that they spread it

taeric 4y ago

Irrelevant when the parents are doing what they can to reduce the risk for their kid. As soon as you are willing to let them go to school, you have increased the risk to them more than getting them vaccinated will reduce it.

pbhjpbhj 4y ago
Are you trying to suggest people should not vaccinate because school is a higher risk to health than vaccination is a reduction of risk to health? Maybe life is not only about survival but the upside to school is on balance worth the added risk, but not vaccinating is not worth the added risk (complications from vaccination are pretty small -- though I certainly don't advocate vaccination without any consideration of the risks).
- taeric 4y ago
  Emphatically no. Get vaccinated. Take boosters if you have them available. I'm more just weary of the doom and gloom about my 5 year old not being vaccinated yet.
  - hezralig 4y ago
    Hey you might want to take a look at the latest research. I thought COVID had the same risk profile as the flu for children until I started digging into the stats a bit more. What I am finding is that these latest variants are more contagious, even controlling for less social distancing and masking. We have this sense that COVID isn't as deadly towards kids because they honestly had not been spreading it as much as we feared until fairly recently. https://insidemedicine.bulletin.com/delta-and-omicron-killed-far-more-children-than-flu-ever-does https://insidemedicine.bulletin.com/delta-and-omicron-killed...
    - taeric 4y ago
      I never viewed "as the flu" as a minimizing view. You don't want to get the flu. This has always been something almost as deadly as the flu for everyone. More deadly for older folks. And as contagious as the cold. Not something to take lightly.
      - hezralig 4y ago
        Be that as it may, I would ask you read the cited article as the stats illustrate COVID is much more deadly than the flu for children. I would hope you choose to get your kid vaccinated asap since you expressed hesitancy.
        taeric 4y ago
        Oddly, I can agree it is more deadly for children, while still knowing it is not the likely reason for my kids to be in danger...
        hezralig 4y ago
        Well, it is definitely an interesting choice you are making for the child. I am not going to say you are a bad parent or anything of the like. There are major morbidity concerns considering the pathology of COVID. I only wish for the best for your kid.
        taeric 4y ago
        I'm not sure what choice you think I'm making. Me and my kids are all vaccinated. Even boosted. Except for the four year old, and that is just until five.
        hezralig 4y ago
        Perhaps I got your comment mixed up with another commenter's then, my mistake. Still, best of luck with the 4 year old. Stay safe.

carlivar 4y ago

What's your control group? Are you assuming none of these people would have gotten COVID if not for the kid?