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You are not wrong I think, I can never go back to commuting every day, and I love cooking my own healthy food... but after 2+ years of lockdown my entire househ
by isoprophlex 4y ago
You are not wrong I think, I can never go back to commuting every day, and I love cooking my own healthy food... but after 2+ years of lockdown my entire household seems to have lost all immunity to everything pathological. The amount of shit the kids seem to catch at school is staggering.
N=1 and highly subjective of course, but I don't remember A) our kids falling ill with random fevers so often, pre-pandemic and B) my wife and me being infected by them in turn so easily
- Retric 4y agoAs I recall, kids and teachers would regularly be low level sick during school, which seems to be supported here: “It varies a lot among kids. But most babies, toddlers and preschoolers can have as many as 12 colds a year and still be normal. On average, you’ll probably see between seven and eight infections a year. This number may be higher for children who are in child care or when they start school. It’s also typical for kids to have symptoms lasting up to 14 days. And sometimes a cough can last up to six weeks. That means kids can be sick for a majority of the year and still have a pretty typical immune system.” https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/parenting/the-constant-cold-why-kids-are-always-sick-and-what-to-do-about-it/ https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/parenting/the-constant-cold-w...
- bobthepanda 4y agoKids are basically building up their immune systems. With poor hygiene practices and a tendency to touch everything (and then their face or mouth) it's unavoidable. That being said, I do remember that the first cold season after people started going out again being nastier than normal.
- isoprophlex 4y agoHoly hell okay that's... terrifying and comforting. Definitely feeling some confirmation bias on my part.