Would you let your kids eat at a mall food court or restaurant?

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't, but I've been fully vaccinated since February and still won't eat indoors at a restaurant.

OP, please don't listen to people like this. They have truly lost their minds and may never be OK again.

Of course I would let my kids eat at a restaurant under the circumstances you describe - and I have been, for many months, long before I was fully vaxxed.

I have not lost my mind. I am a scientist and I listen to public health experts, but understand that there are others who feel comfortable eating in restaurants since they've been vaccinated. With that said, why endanger your children like this? The children don't have a choice and look to us to make the safest and best choices for them. They are not vaccinated and there are plenty of places to dine outdoors.

"Endanger" your children? Yes, you've lost your mind. And I don't believe for a minute that you have anything close to a real science degree.

Why would you think there is no risk to children (who cannot be vaccinated yet) being indoors, unmasked, with other random unmasked people? Cases are not so low in Northern Virginia that I would do this.

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No. There really isn’t a compelling reason to risk it since it’s warm out and can dine outdoors.

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No

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Anonymous wrote:No. There really isn’t a compelling reason to risk it since it’s warm out and can dine outdoors.

What’s the risk?

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I would probably not do it today, for the following reasons:

Vaccine appointments have only recently opened up, so there are still a lot of people that want them that have not yet had them. These people are at risk and if your child gets infected they may spread it to others.

The weather is not bad and there are safer alternatives available outdoors.

Case load is still high.

I think all these factors will change within a month or so, so by end may i would let them eat indoors.

I believe the risk to us is very limited after being vaccinated, and the risk to the kids very low because of their age. But the risk to others is not so low. And the cost of not eating indoors is not so low. Missing out on a mall food court for a couple more weeks is not going to kill anyone. Quite the opposite, tbh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would probably not do it today, for the following reasons:

Vaccine appointments have only recently opened up, so there are still a lot of people that want them that have not yet had them. These people are at risk and if your child gets infected they may spread it to others.

The weather is not bad and there are safer alternatives available outdoors.

Case load is still high.

I think all these factors will change within a month or so, so by end may i would let them eat indoors.

I believe the risk to us is very limited after being vaccinated, and the risk to the kids very low because of their age. But the risk to others is not so low. And the cost of not eating indoors is not so low. Missing out on a mall food court for a couple more weeks is not going to kill anyone. Quite the opposite, tbh.

Depends on where you are. Case load isn’t high in MoCo.

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Even those of us who are pretty careful about SD take some calculated risks here and there.

This is not something I would "spend" any extra risk points on because I don't see the appeal of eating specifically at certain restaurants and specifically indoors. But if it is something your family will truly enjoy much more than the available outdoor options, it may make sense for you.

[Anonymous]

My son's ped practice sends out a monthly email and one of the caution items is indoor dining, especially now that capacity restrictions are being lifted in various areas of the DMV. They had moved dining indoors up to their Yellow Caution section in February, I believe, but took it back to Red Do Not Recommend this month because of higher capacity indoors.

They give dining outdoors where tables are 6' apart the Green go-ahead. Less than 6' get put in the Yellow Caution zone.

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No

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would probably not do it today, for the following reasons:

Vaccine appointments have only recently opened up, so there are still a lot of people that want them that have not yet had them. These people are at risk and if your child gets infected they may spread it to others.

The weather is not bad and there are safer alternatives available outdoors.

Case load is still high.

I think all these factors will change within a month or so, so by end may i would let them eat indoors.

I believe the risk to us is very limited after being vaccinated, and the risk to the kids very low because of their age. But the risk to others is not so low. And the cost of not eating indoors is not so low. Missing out on a mall food court for a couple more weeks is not going to kill anyone. Quite the opposite, tbh.

Depends on where you are. Case load isn’t high in MoCo.

It’s higher than it was in he summer, and it’s significantly higher among teenagers than it was during the summer, so indoor dining is riskier to them now than then and outdoor dining is way more pleasant now than then.

I think the time to relax standards for unvaccinated people is after we’ve brought the number down below previous low points. We sacrificed to get this far, that point should come soon.

[Anonymous]

Nope

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I would. DH and I are fully vaccinated and DS had Covid a year ago so I'm not super concerned about it anymore. He doesn't really have close contact with anyone who isn't vaccinated in an unmasked setting. So the chances he would get it are low and the chances he would spread it if he was asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic are even lower.

[Anonymous]

No. My kids have been doing in-person school all year and that is where I choose to engage in somewhat risky activities. Until they are vaccinated or cases are much lower, they can eat outside or at home. I am fully vaccinated and would eat in a restaurant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids have eaten a handful of times but not indoors at all. With cases so low, I’m wondering if we can resume some limited indoor dining. So far we have not thought it was worth the risk. DH and I are both vaccinated. I ate out a few times this month and it was so nice. I miss eating out with the family. The restaurants I want to eat at don’t have outdoor dining options.

I would not consider the current case count in DC to be "low".

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Anonymous wrote:No. There really isn’t a compelling reason to risk it since it’s warm out and can dine outdoors.

What’s the risk?

Covid.