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> Covid tests are paid for by government, but testing for all the other viruses costs hundreds of dollars? What a farce. None of the other viruses have caused

> Covid tests are paid for by government, but testing for all the other viruses costs hundreds of dollars? What a farce. None of the other viruses have caused a pandemic, and changed the course of human history (except influenza, but that was almost a century ago). Have people literally forgotten that entire countries' health systems were overwhelmed by this virus? Seems like it would be prudent to keep infected individuals out of our public school systems for a few more years.

lotsofpulp 4y ago
RSV is overwhelming some hospitals: https://www.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/ydhvbs/how_are_my_fellow_pediatricians_holding_up/ https://www.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/ydhvbs/how_are_my... Although, the whole hospital volume thing is now wrapped up in pay shortages and rationing of healthcare, so do not really know how much the spread of virus is contributing and how much the lack of resources being put towards healthcare, and specifically pediatric healthcare is contributing. > Seems like it would be prudent to keep infected individuals out of our public school systems for a few more years. This is not possible unless you quarantine toddlers and young kids from each other for years, and I am not willing to pay the price of my kids’ development. Not to mention that parents need to earn incomes to shelter and feed their kids. Also, I have had 5 Covid vaccine injections, my kids have had 2, but there exists no RSV vaccine. And RSV is specifically bad for kids, causing a fever almost every time. Given the lack of voting power for those affected, I imagine there is not much political will to spend money on expediting R&D for an RSV vaccine. Just like how pediatric healthcare gets reimbursed at 60% to 75% of adult healthcare.
- quadrifoliate 4y ago
  > I am not willing to pay the price of my kids’ development. I mean, sooner or later the people working in schools are going to be fed up with parents' constant refrain of "The whole world needs to sacrifice their health so I don't have to keep my kids at home for an extra week." Somewhat similar to the healthcare workers' issues you mention in your comment.

lotsofpulp 4y ago

RSV is overwhelming some hospitals: https://www.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/ydhvbs/how_are_my_fellow_pediatricians_holding_up/ https://www.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/ydhvbs/how_are_my... Although, the whole hospital volume thing is now wrapped up in pay shortages and rationing of healthcare, so do not really know how much the spread of virus is contributing and how much the lack of resources being put towards healthcare, and specifically pediatric healthcare is contributing. > Seems like it would be prudent to keep infected individuals out of our public school systems for a few more years. This is not possible unless you quarantine toddlers and young kids from each other for years, and I am not willing to pay the price of my kids’ development. Not to mention that parents need to earn incomes to shelter and feed their kids. Also, I have had 5 Covid vaccine injections, my kids have had 2, but there exists no RSV vaccine. And RSV is specifically bad for kids, causing a fever almost every time. Given the lack of voting power for those affected, I imagine there is not much political will to spend money on expediting R&D for an RSV vaccine. Just like how pediatric healthcare gets reimbursed at 60% to 75% of adult healthcare.

quadrifoliate 4y ago
> I am not willing to pay the price of my kids’ development. I mean, sooner or later the people working in schools are going to be fed up with parents' constant refrain of "The whole world needs to sacrifice their health so I don't have to keep my kids at home for an extra week." Somewhat similar to the healthcare workers' issues you mention in your comment.