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

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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.

Which isn’t a meaningful risk for kids. The flu is more dangerous to children.

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We would (we haven't so far) but we are also the kind of ppl who send kids to daycare since September of last year. As many posters pointed out, the weather outside is warm enough and find a restaurant with outdoor dining if you are still uncomfortable.

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Not even before covid, yuck.

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Yeah, not eating indoors. Mainly because while we have mitigated our risks (vaccine, masking always), idiots have not done the same. They have made things bad for every one.

I will continue taking precautions. Besides, we have a lovely patio that is wonderfully lit. We continue to get take outs and eat in our backyard. When we have vaccinated friends over, we maintain proper distance in our backyard.

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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.

Exactly all of this.

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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.

Why are you a vaccine denier? I bet you believe the efficacy of the mask is 20x what it is too.0

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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.

260 kids have died of Covid in the US. In 2009 1200 kids died of the flu. Of course there is still risk. But hospitalizations and deaths should be the metrics driving mandates once everyone over 16 can access the vaccine. Keep your kids in as long as you want. Others will make a different but very reasonable choice that’s in line with the risks we all take every day.

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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.

Are you this careful during flu season?

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We have been eating indoors since indoor dining resumed.

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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.

Kids were not tested nearly as often in the summer. You know that. As community transmission rates decrease, false positives rise.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

LOL. Let’s check back in June. If your kdis are under 12 they probably won’t be vaccinated anyway.

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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.

Which isn’t a meaningful risk for kids. The flu is more dangerous to children.

Yes, maybe, but assuming my teen tests positive with symptoms, his whole life shuts down for two weeks. Right now, he is able to go to school, socialize and do some activities that are lesser risk than eating indoors and more fun. By mini minimizing his exposure, I also minimize his chance of transmitting it one of his friends and creating a circle.

Our current activity level is not entirely risk free and I won't pretend it is. But I don't see any need to add higher risk and boring activities.

I do also have some health concerns for him with catching covid.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, not eating indoors. Mainly because while we have mitigated our risks (vaccine, masking always), idiots have not done the same. They have made things bad for every one.

I will continue taking precautions. Besides, we have a lovely patio that is wonderfully lit. We continue to get take outs and eat in our backyard. When we have vaccinated friends over, we maintain proper distance in our backyard.

It seems to me that you are mistaking your UMC privilege for moral superiority and responsibility. It’s off-putting and ignorant.

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Yes, of course. Stop being ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

260 kids have died of Covid in the US. In 2009 1200 kids died of the flu. Of course there is still risk. But hospitalizations and deaths should be the metrics driving mandates once everyone over 16 can access the vaccine. Keep your kids in as long as you want. Others will make a different but very reasonable choice that’s in line with the risks we all take every day.

You are creating a false dichotomy. Most people are not keeping their kids out of life. They are just choosing which risks are worth it-like school, friends, maybe sports. Not eating indoors. No one is "crazy" because they don't want to risk their kid's health with covid, or their kid catching it and spreading it, for something dumb like eating inside.