APS Outdoor Lunch Needs to Be Optional

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everyone will get it eventually. vaccines aren't designed to prevent infections. that's been news for like six months or so. vaccines prevent severe cases in most cases. you're stuck in march 2020.

So why the rush to get it ASAP?

No rush to get it. Most people are just treating it like the flu or any other coronavirus now, considering the less than flu level risk for vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children.

If it was up to some people, we'd be taking tests every day and locking down for new variants for the rest of our lives. Not going to happen.

It's funny that some people think that by not eating at a restaurant, they can avoid a highly transmissible respiratory virus that hangs in the air for hours. Or better yet, that giving up 2+ years of your life, especially your children's childhood, is worth it to avoid less than a flu level risk.

That is called "coronaphobia" and there are multiple medical articles on it. It seems to be prominent among wealthy people with far-left views, like a number of Arlingtonians.

So you think it is funny that my under 5 year old has health conditions which make him at risk for serious COVID complications. My older kids eating lunch outside is such a small price to pay for anyone's health. Not to mention the kids get more recess time with outdoor lunch. (They can play when they're done eating as opposed to waiting for everyone to finish before the class goes outside).

Only in super red states would I be considered liberal, but keep it up with your assumptions and narrowmindedness.

COVID will be here forever. You act like it will be eradicated. It will not. In fact, everyone will get it.

And we have procedures in place for immunocompromised people for bad flu seasons too. Did you demand such procedures for bad flu seasons too?

The only narrowmindedness is acting like COVID will be eradicated.

Notice this person is not demanding these draconian restrictions on adults, only children. Very sick

Draconian? Drama queen much?

Adults are not required to be in packed schools in the middle of a pandemic with a highly transmissible virus that is as contagious as measles.

Why are you so hell bent on having kids eat inside sans masks under these circumstances? Are you insane?

Because it’s all theater to appease coronaphobic extremists. We’re eating indoors at restaurants all the time as I’m sure the vast majority of APS families are.

Insane is not eating indoors at a restaurant since February 2020. What nut jobs.

Best off - there’s been 0 major spread from eating indoors. But we need to stop focusing on spread anyway and only focus on people who are actually sick and helping their symptoms.

I'm genuinely curious.... if no major spread comes from schools and no major spread comes from eating in crowded restaurants, and transit and workplaces are still operating at below-max numbers, where is everyone catching COVID?

I have wondered this too. Maybe there is asymptomatic spread from these places so its hard to detect? I really would like to understand this better. (Wouldn't we all).

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everyone will get it eventually. vaccines aren't designed to prevent infections. that's been news for like six months or so. vaccines prevent severe cases in most cases. you're stuck in march 2020.

So why the rush to get it ASAP?

No rush to get it. Most people are just treating it like the flu or any other coronavirus now, considering the less than flu level risk for vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children.

If it was up to some people, we'd be taking tests every day and locking down for new variants for the rest of our lives. Not going to happen.

It's funny that some people think that by not eating at a restaurant, they can avoid a highly transmissible respiratory virus that hangs in the air for hours. Or better yet, that giving up 2+ years of your life, especially your children's childhood, is worth it to avoid less than a flu level risk.

That is called "coronaphobia" and there are multiple medical articles on it. It seems to be prominent among wealthy people with far-left views, like a number of Arlingtonians.

So you think it is funny that my under 5 year old has health conditions which make him at risk for serious COVID complications. My older kids eating lunch outside is such a small price to pay for anyone's health. Not to mention the kids get more recess time with outdoor lunch. (They can play when they're done eating as opposed to waiting for everyone to finish before the class goes outside).

Only in super red states would I be considered liberal, but keep it up with your assumptions and narrowmindedness.

COVID will be here forever. You act like it will be eradicated. It will not. In fact, everyone will get it.

And we have procedures in place for immunocompromised people for bad flu seasons too. Did you demand such procedures for bad flu seasons too?

The only narrowmindedness is acting like COVID will be eradicated.

Notice this person is not demanding these draconian restrictions on adults, only children. Very sick

Draconian? Drama queen much?

Adults are not required to be in packed schools in the middle of a pandemic with a highly transmissible virus that is as contagious as measles.

Why are you so hell bent on having kids eat inside sans masks under these circumstances? Are you insane?

Because it’s all theater to appease coronaphobic extremists. We’re eating indoors at restaurants all the time as I’m sure the vast majority of APS families are.

Insane is not eating indoors at a restaurant since February 2020. What nut jobs.

Best off - there’s been 0 major spread from eating indoors. But we need to stop focusing on spread anyway and only focus on people who are actually sick and helping their symptoms.

I'm genuinely curious.... if no major spread comes from schools and no major spread comes from eating in crowded restaurants, and transit and workplaces are still operating at below-max numbers, where is everyone catching COVID?

In people’s poorly ventilated homes.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2020/12/11/what-new-york-s-contact-tracing-data-show

At the end of the day, COVID will be here forever so trying to stop the spread should no longer be the goal. We don’t do these things during flu seasons so why are we doing them now when there are 3 highly effective vaccines available?

That’s why the vast majority of the country have returned to normal life. Trying to draft APS students only (not Arlington adults) into a stupid “war on the virus” is illogical and ignores the real world.

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everyone will get it eventually. vaccines aren't designed to prevent infections. that's been news for like six months or so. vaccines prevent severe cases in most cases. you're stuck in march 2020.

So why the rush to get it ASAP?

No rush to get it. Most people are just treating it like the flu or any other coronavirus now, considering the less than flu level risk for vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children.

If it was up to some people, we'd be taking tests every day and locking down for new variants for the rest of our lives. Not going to happen.

It's funny that some people think that by not eating at a restaurant, they can avoid a highly transmissible respiratory virus that hangs in the air for hours. Or better yet, that giving up 2+ years of your life, especially your children's childhood, is worth it to avoid less than a flu level risk.

That is called "coronaphobia" and there are multiple medical articles on it. It seems to be prominent among wealthy people with far-left views, like a number of Arlingtonians.

So you think it is funny that my under 5 year old has health conditions which make him at risk for serious COVID complications. My older kids eating lunch outside is such a small price to pay for anyone's health. Not to mention the kids get more recess time with outdoor lunch. (They can play when they're done eating as opposed to waiting for everyone to finish before the class goes outside).

Only in super red states would I be considered liberal, but keep it up with your assumptions and narrowmindedness.

COVID will be here forever. You act like it will be eradicated. It will not. In fact, everyone will get it.

And we have procedures in place for immunocompromised people for bad flu seasons too. Did you demand such procedures for bad flu seasons too?

The only narrowmindedness is acting like COVID will be eradicated.

Notice this person is not demanding these draconian restrictions on adults, only children. Very sick

Draconian? Drama queen much?

Adults are not required to be in packed schools in the middle of a pandemic with a highly transmissible virus that is as contagious as measles.

Why are you so hell bent on having kids eat inside sans masks under these circumstances? Are you insane?

Because it’s all theater to appease coronaphobic extremists. We’re eating indoors at restaurants all the time as I’m sure the vast majority of APS families are.

Insane is not eating indoors at a restaurant since February 2020. What nut jobs.

Best off - there’s been 0 major spread from eating indoors. But we need to stop focusing on spread anyway and only focus on people who are actually sick and helping their symptoms.

I'm genuinely curious.... if no major spread comes from schools and no major spread comes from eating in crowded restaurants, and transit and workplaces are still operating at below-max numbers, where is everyone catching COVID?

In people’s poorly ventilated homes.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2020/12/11/what-new-york-s-contact-tracing-data-show

At the end of the day, COVID will be here forever so trying to stop the spread should no longer be the goal. We don’t do these things during flu seasons so why are we doing them now when there are 3 highly effective vaccines available?

That’s why the vast majority of the country have returned to normal life. Trying to draft APS students only (not Arlington adults) into a stupid “war on the virus” is illogical and ignores the real world.

Flu vaccines are available for all ages. Sill waiting for kids under 5 to be eligible, so not the same as the flu.

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everyone will get it eventually. vaccines aren't designed to prevent infections. that's been news for like six months or so. vaccines prevent severe cases in most cases. you're stuck in march 2020.

So why the rush to get it ASAP?

No rush to get it. Most people are just treating it like the flu or any other coronavirus now, considering the less than flu level risk for vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children.

If it was up to some people, we'd be taking tests every day and locking down for new variants for the rest of our lives. Not going to happen.

It's funny that some people think that by not eating at a restaurant, they can avoid a highly transmissible respiratory virus that hangs in the air for hours. Or better yet, that giving up 2+ years of your life, especially your children's childhood, is worth it to avoid less than a flu level risk.

That is called "coronaphobia" and there are multiple medical articles on it. It seems to be prominent among wealthy people with far-left views, like a number of Arlingtonians.

So you think it is funny that my under 5 year old has health conditions which make him at risk for serious COVID complications. My older kids eating lunch outside is such a small price to pay for anyone's health. Not to mention the kids get more recess time with outdoor lunch. (They can play when they're done eating as opposed to waiting for everyone to finish before the class goes outside).

Only in super red states would I be considered liberal, but keep it up with your assumptions and narrowmindedness.

COVID will be here forever. You act like it will be eradicated. It will not. In fact, everyone will get it.

And we have procedures in place for immunocompromised people for bad flu seasons too. Did you demand such procedures for bad flu seasons too?

The only narrowmindedness is acting like COVID will be eradicated.

Notice this person is not demanding these draconian restrictions on adults, only children. Very sick

Draconian? Drama queen much?

Adults are not required to be in packed schools in the middle of a pandemic with a highly transmissible virus that is as contagious as measles.

Why are you so hell bent on having kids eat inside sans masks under these circumstances? Are you insane?

Because it’s all theater to appease coronaphobic extremists. We’re eating indoors at restaurants all the time as I’m sure the vast majority of APS families are.

Insane is not eating indoors at a restaurant since February 2020. What nut jobs.

Best off - there’s been 0 major spread from eating indoors. But we need to stop focusing on spread anyway and only focus on people who are actually sick and helping their symptoms.

I'm genuinely curious.... if no major spread comes from schools and no major spread comes from eating in crowded restaurants, and transit and workplaces are still operating at below-max numbers, where is everyone catching COVID?

In people’s poorly ventilated homes.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2020/12/11/what-new-york-s-contact-tracing-data-show

At the end of the day, COVID will be here forever so trying to stop the spread should no longer be the goal. We don’t do these things during flu seasons so why are we doing them now when there are 3 highly effective vaccines available?

That’s why the vast majority of the country have returned to normal life. Trying to draft APS students only (not Arlington adults) into a stupid “war on the virus” is illogical and ignores the real world.

Flu vaccines are available for all ages. Sill waiting for kids under 5 to be eligible, so not the same as the flu.

Unvaccinated under 5s have less risk with COVID than the flu. At this point, doing anything for this age of kids is just appeasing the hysteria and mental illness of their parents.

Our family will try to eat indoors with other APS families at large restaurants every week that APS kids have to eat outdoors in cold weather.

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everyone will get it eventually. vaccines aren't designed to prevent infections. that's been news for like six months or so. vaccines prevent severe cases in most cases. you're stuck in march 2020.

So why the rush to get it ASAP?

No rush to get it. Most people are just treating it like the flu or any other coronavirus now, considering the less than flu level risk for vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children.

If it was up to some people, we'd be taking tests every day and locking down for new variants for the rest of our lives. Not going to happen.

It's funny that some people think that by not eating at a restaurant, they can avoid a highly transmissible respiratory virus that hangs in the air for hours. Or better yet, that giving up 2+ years of your life, especially your children's childhood, is worth it to avoid less than a flu level risk.

That is called "coronaphobia" and there are multiple medical articles on it. It seems to be prominent among wealthy people with far-left views, like a number of Arlingtonians.

So you think it is funny that my under 5 year old has health conditions which make him at risk for serious COVID complications. My older kids eating lunch outside is such a small price to pay for anyone's health. Not to mention the kids get more recess time with outdoor lunch. (They can play when they're done eating as opposed to waiting for everyone to finish before the class goes outside).

Only in super red states would I be considered liberal, but keep it up with your assumptions and narrowmindedness.

COVID will be here forever. You act like it will be eradicated. It will not. In fact, everyone will get it.

And we have procedures in place for immunocompromised people for bad flu seasons too. Did you demand such procedures for bad flu seasons too?

The only narrowmindedness is acting like COVID will be eradicated.

Notice this person is not demanding these draconian restrictions on adults, only children. Very sick

Draconian? Drama queen much?

Adults are not required to be in packed schools in the middle of a pandemic with a highly transmissible virus that is as contagious as measles.

Why are you so hell bent on having kids eat inside sans masks under these circumstances? Are you insane?

Because it’s all theater to appease coronaphobic extremists. We’re eating indoors at restaurants all the time as I’m sure the vast majority of APS families are.

Insane is not eating indoors at a restaurant since February 2020. What nut jobs.

Best off - there’s been 0 major spread from eating indoors. But we need to stop focusing on spread anyway and only focus on people who are actually sick and helping their symptoms.

I'm genuinely curious.... if no major spread comes from schools and no major spread comes from eating in crowded restaurants, and transit and workplaces are still operating at below-max numbers, where is everyone catching COVID?

In people’s poorly ventilated homes.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2020/12/11/what-new-york-s-contact-tracing-data-show

At the end of the day, COVID will be here forever so trying to stop the spread should no longer be the goal. We don’t do these things during flu seasons so why are we doing them now when there are 3 highly effective vaccines available?

That’s why the vast majority of the country have returned to normal life. Trying to draft APS students only (not Arlington adults) into a stupid “war on the virus” is illogical and ignores the real world.

Flu vaccines are available for all ages. Sill waiting for kids under 5 to be eligible, so not the same as the flu.

Unvaccinated under 5s have less risk with COVID than the flu. At this point, doing anything for this age of kids is just appeasing the hysteria and mental illness of their parents.

Our family will try to eat indoors with other APS families at large restaurants every week that APS kids have to eat outdoors in cold weather.

You are fcked in the head.

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everyone will get it eventually. vaccines aren't designed to prevent infections. that's been news for like six months or so. vaccines prevent severe cases in most cases. you're stuck in march 2020.

So why the rush to get it ASAP?

No rush to get it. Most people are just treating it like the flu or any other coronavirus now, considering the less than flu level risk for vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children.

If it was up to some people, we'd be taking tests every day and locking down for new variants for the rest of our lives. Not going to happen.

It's funny that some people think that by not eating at a restaurant, they can avoid a highly transmissible respiratory virus that hangs in the air for hours. Or better yet, that giving up 2+ years of your life, especially your children's childhood, is worth it to avoid less than a flu level risk.

That is called "coronaphobia" and there are multiple medical articles on it. It seems to be prominent among wealthy people with far-left views, like a number of Arlingtonians.

So you think it is funny that my under 5 year old has health conditions which make him at risk for serious COVID complications. My older kids eating lunch outside is such a small price to pay for anyone's health. Not to mention the kids get more recess time with outdoor lunch. (They can play when they're done eating as opposed to waiting for everyone to finish before the class goes outside).

Only in super red states would I be considered liberal, but keep it up with your assumptions and narrowmindedness.

COVID will be here forever. You act like it will be eradicated. It will not. In fact, everyone will get it.

And we have procedures in place for immunocompromised people for bad flu seasons too. Did you demand such procedures for bad flu seasons too?

The only narrowmindedness is acting like COVID will be eradicated.

Notice this person is not demanding these draconian restrictions on adults, only children. Very sick

Draconian? Drama queen much?

Adults are not required to be in packed schools in the middle of a pandemic with a highly transmissible virus that is as contagious as measles.

Why are you so hell bent on having kids eat inside sans masks under these circumstances? Are you insane?

Because it’s all theater to appease coronaphobic extremists. We’re eating indoors at restaurants all the time as I’m sure the vast majority of APS families are.

Insane is not eating indoors at a restaurant since February 2020. What nut jobs.

Best off - there’s been 0 major spread from eating indoors. But we need to stop focusing on spread anyway and only focus on people who are actually sick and helping their symptoms.

I'm genuinely curious.... if no major spread comes from schools and no major spread comes from eating in crowded restaurants, and transit and workplaces are still operating at below-max numbers, where is everyone catching COVID?

In people’s poorly ventilated homes.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2020/12/11/what-new-york-s-contact-tracing-data-show

At the end of the day, COVID will be here forever so trying to stop the spread should no longer be the goal. We don’t do these things during flu seasons so why are we doing them now when there are 3 highly effective vaccines available?

That’s why the vast majority of the country have returned to normal life. Trying to draft APS students only (not Arlington adults) into a stupid “war on the virus” is illogical and ignores the real world.

Flu vaccines are available for all ages. Sill waiting for kids under 5 to be eligible, so not the same as the flu.

Unvaccinated under 5s have less risk with COVID than the flu. At this point, doing anything for this age of kids is just appeasing the hysteria and mental illness of their parents.

Our family will try to eat indoors with other APS families at large restaurants every week that APS kids have to eat outdoors in cold weather.

Enjoy Covid I guess.

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everyone will get it eventually. vaccines aren't designed to prevent infections. that's been news for like six months or so. vaccines prevent severe cases in most cases. you're stuck in march 2020.

So why the rush to get it ASAP?

No rush to get it. Most people are just treating it like the flu or any other coronavirus now, considering the less than flu level risk for vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children.

If it was up to some people, we'd be taking tests every day and locking down for new variants for the rest of our lives. Not going to happen.

It's funny that some people think that by not eating at a restaurant, they can avoid a highly transmissible respiratory virus that hangs in the air for hours. Or better yet, that giving up 2+ years of your life, especially your children's childhood, is worth it to avoid less than a flu level risk.

That is called "coronaphobia" and there are multiple medical articles on it. It seems to be prominent among wealthy people with far-left views, like a number of Arlingtonians.

So you think it is funny that my under 5 year old has health conditions which make him at risk for serious COVID complications. My older kids eating lunch outside is such a small price to pay for anyone's health. Not to mention the kids get more recess time with outdoor lunch. (They can play when they're done eating as opposed to waiting for everyone to finish before the class goes outside).

Only in super red states would I be considered liberal, but keep it up with your assumptions and narrowmindedness.

COVID will be here forever. You act like it will be eradicated. It will not. In fact, everyone will get it.

And we have procedures in place for immunocompromised people for bad flu seasons too. Did you demand such procedures for bad flu seasons too?

The only narrowmindedness is acting like COVID will be eradicated.

Notice this person is not demanding these draconian restrictions on adults, only children. Very sick

Draconian? Drama queen much?

Adults are not required to be in packed schools in the middle of a pandemic with a highly transmissible virus that is as contagious as measles.

Why are you so hell bent on having kids eat inside sans masks under these circumstances? Are you insane?

Because it’s all theater to appease coronaphobic extremists. We’re eating indoors at restaurants all the time as I’m sure the vast majority of APS families are.

Insane is not eating indoors at a restaurant since February 2020. What nut jobs.

Best off - there’s been 0 major spread from eating indoors. But we need to stop focusing on spread anyway and only focus on people who are actually sick and helping their symptoms.

I'm genuinely curious.... if no major spread comes from schools and no major spread comes from eating in crowded restaurants, and transit and workplaces are still operating at below-max numbers, where is everyone catching COVID?

In people’s poorly ventilated homes.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2020/12/11/what-new-york-s-contact-tracing-data-show

At the end of the day, COVID will be here forever so trying to stop the spread should no longer be the goal. We don’t do these things during flu seasons so why are we doing them now when there are 3 highly effective vaccines available?

That’s why the vast majority of the country have returned to normal life. Trying to draft APS students only (not Arlington adults) into a stupid “war on the virus” is illogical and ignores the real world.

Flu vaccines are available for all ages. Sill waiting for kids under 5 to be eligible, so not the same as the flu.

Unvaccinated under 5s have less risk with COVID than the flu. At this point, doing anything for this age of kids is just appeasing the hysteria and mental illness of their parents.

Our family will try to eat indoors with other APS families at large restaurants every week that APS kids have to eat outdoors in cold weather.

Oh that's right. Everyone with health conditions is over 5.

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everyone will get it eventually. vaccines aren't designed to prevent infections. that's been news for like six months or so. vaccines prevent severe cases in most cases. you're stuck in march 2020.

So why the rush to get it ASAP?

No rush to get it. Most people are just treating it like the flu or any other coronavirus now, considering the less than flu level risk for vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children.

If it was up to some people, we'd be taking tests every day and locking down for new variants for the rest of our lives. Not going to happen.

It's funny that some people think that by not eating at a restaurant, they can avoid a highly transmissible respiratory virus that hangs in the air for hours. Or better yet, that giving up 2+ years of your life, especially your children's childhood, is worth it to avoid less than a flu level risk.

That is called "coronaphobia" and there are multiple medical articles on it. It seems to be prominent among wealthy people with far-left views, like a number of Arlingtonians.

So you think it is funny that my under 5 year old has health conditions which make him at risk for serious COVID complications. My older kids eating lunch outside is such a small price to pay for anyone's health. Not to mention the kids get more recess time with outdoor lunch. (They can play when they're done eating as opposed to waiting for everyone to finish before the class goes outside).

Only in super red states would I be considered liberal, but keep it up with your assumptions and narrowmindedness.

COVID will be here forever. You act like it will be eradicated. It will not. In fact, everyone will get it.

And we have procedures in place for immunocompromised people for bad flu seasons too. Did you demand such procedures for bad flu seasons too?

The only narrowmindedness is acting like COVID will be eradicated.

Notice this person is not demanding these draconian restrictions on adults, only children. Very sick

Draconian? Drama queen much?

Adults are not required to be in packed schools in the middle of a pandemic with a highly transmissible virus that is as contagious as measles.

Why are you so hell bent on having kids eat inside sans masks under these circumstances? Are you insane?

Because it’s all theater to appease coronaphobic extremists. We’re eating indoors at restaurants all the time as I’m sure the vast majority of APS families are.

Insane is not eating indoors at a restaurant since February 2020. What nut jobs.

Best off - there’s been 0 major spread from eating indoors. But we need to stop focusing on spread anyway and only focus on people who are actually sick and helping their symptoms.

I'm genuinely curious.... if no major spread comes from schools and no major spread comes from eating in crowded restaurants, and transit and workplaces are still operating at below-max numbers, where is everyone catching COVID?

In people’s poorly ventilated homes.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2020/12/11/what-new-york-s-contact-tracing-data-show

At the end of the day, COVID will be here forever so trying to stop the spread should no longer be the goal. We don’t do these things during flu seasons so why are we doing them now when there are 3 highly effective vaccines available?

That’s why the vast majority of the country have returned to normal life. Trying to draft APS students only (not Arlington adults) into a stupid “war on the virus” is illogical and ignores the real world.

Flu vaccines are available for all ages. Sill waiting for kids under 5 to be eligible, so not the same as the flu.

Unvaccinated under 5s have less risk with COVID than the flu. At this point, doing anything for this age of kids is just appeasing the hysteria and mental illness of their parents.

Our family will try to eat indoors with other APS families at large restaurants every week that APS kids have to eat outdoors in cold weather.

Good news, your kids will be home often away from ours.

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everyone will get it eventually. vaccines aren't designed to prevent infections. that's been news for like six months or so. vaccines prevent severe cases in most cases. you're stuck in march 2020.

So why the rush to get it ASAP?

No rush to get it. Most people are just treating it like the flu or any other coronavirus now, considering the less than flu level risk for vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children.

If it was up to some people, we'd be taking tests every day and locking down for new variants for the rest of our lives. Not going to happen.

It's funny that some people think that by not eating at a restaurant, they can avoid a highly transmissible respiratory virus that hangs in the air for hours. Or better yet, that giving up 2+ years of your life, especially your children's childhood, is worth it to avoid less than a flu level risk.

That is called "coronaphobia" and there are multiple medical articles on it. It seems to be prominent among wealthy people with far-left views, like a number of Arlingtonians.

So you think it is funny that my under 5 year old has health conditions which make him at risk for serious COVID complications. My older kids eating lunch outside is such a small price to pay for anyone's health. Not to mention the kids get more recess time with outdoor lunch. (They can play when they're done eating as opposed to waiting for everyone to finish before the class goes outside).

Only in super red states would I be considered liberal, but keep it up with your assumptions and narrowmindedness.

COVID will be here forever. You act like it will be eradicated. It will not. In fact, everyone will get it.

And we have procedures in place for immunocompromised people for bad flu seasons too. Did you demand such procedures for bad flu seasons too?

The only narrowmindedness is acting like COVID will be eradicated.

Notice this person is not demanding these draconian restrictions on adults, only children. Very sick

Draconian? Drama queen much?

Adults are not required to be in packed schools in the middle of a pandemic with a highly transmissible virus that is as contagious as measles.

Why are you so hell bent on having kids eat inside sans masks under these circumstances? Are you insane?

Because it’s all theater to appease coronaphobic extremists. We’re eating indoors at restaurants all the time as I’m sure the vast majority of APS families are.

Insane is not eating indoors at a restaurant since February 2020. What nut jobs.

Best off - there’s been 0 major spread from eating indoors. But we need to stop focusing on spread anyway and only focus on people who are actually sick and helping their symptoms.

I'm genuinely curious.... if no major spread comes from schools and no major spread comes from eating in crowded restaurants, and transit and workplaces are still operating at below-max numbers, where is everyone catching COVID?

I have wondered this too. Maybe there is asymptomatic spread from these places so its hard to detect? I really would like to understand this better. (Wouldn't we all).

We knew 10 people with it over the holiday break. Only 2 got it from being in a relatives home. The other 8 all attribute to eating out inside restaurants.