At park/playground - has everyone just given up on covid-19?

[Anonymous]

This is a sincere question. I am not judging because trust me I want nothing more than to remove my mask. We are at a big park and playground and there are literally tons and tons of kids; most of them running around in groups with friends and most of them without masks. The adults all seem to have the masks on but the kids do not. There are a bunch of little kids playing soccer all without masks. Kids climbing all over playground equipment without masks. I am so confused by all the changing guidance. Are we truly at a place where this can be happening safely?

[Anonymous]

What outbreaks have you heard of happening at playgrounds?

Is it zero risk? Probably not. But all the evidence shows that outdoors activities present very little, very low risk.

Some people will accept nothing less than absolute zero. Which is fine for them. But others have a risk tolerance where "very very low" is fine. You have to decide what's best for your own family.

[Anonymous]

I think that more and more folks are getting comfortable with not masking outdoors. There still haven't been widespread outbreaks pinned on outdoor activities. Those that seem to be at first - Sturgis, beaches - turned out to be the result of crowded indoor spaces (bars and restaurants).

[Anonymous]

This is why we can’t have things, like open schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What outbreaks have you heard of happening at playgrounds?

Is it zero risk? Probably not. But all the evidence shows that outdoors activities present very little, very low risk.

Some people will accept nothing less than absolute zero. Which is fine for them. But others have a risk tolerance where "very very low" is fine. You have to decide what's best for your own family.

Thanks Trump.

Outdoors + masks + 6 feet = very little risk.

Only one of the three (outdoors) is risky indeed.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/deciding-to-go-out.html

[Anonymous]

Very low risk of outdoors transmission child to child.

[Anonymous]

I am sliding into getting more comfortable with my kids playing outdoors with other kids while wearing masks.

It's not zero risk. But with the numbers in DC being fairly low, and the precautions, I feel okay.

That said, we don't do playgrounds, just outdoor time with a couple neighbor families.

[Anonymous]

We have a toddler and at the playground 90% of adults mask, and the rest just sit or stand off to the side. With kids, it's pretty much school-aged and up wear masks, smaller kids do not. I have seen other moms and nannies remind older kids to put it on, but for the most part people have been compliant.

At the basketball and tennis courts that are adjacent to the playground adults are not masking, which I understand. But there's been pretty good compliance in my area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What outbreaks have you heard of happening at playgrounds?

Is it zero risk? Probably not. But all the evidence shows that outdoors activities present very little, very low risk.

Some people will accept nothing less than absolute zero. Which is fine for them. But others have a risk tolerance where "very very low" is fine. You have to decide what's best for your own family.

Thanks Trump.

Outdoors + masks + 6 feet = very little risk.

Only one of the three (outdoors) is risky indeed.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/deciding-to-go-out.html

This has nothing to do with Trump. Yes, he's inept. But there's still next to zero risk for this kind of transmission. You still provided no evidence of confirmed transmission. How about one case?

[Anonymous]

We have been to the playground regularly. No one, adults or kids is ever in mask that I see. It is outdoors and I'm comfortable with it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very low risk of outdoors transmission child to child.

I was getting very comfortable with my kids outside and playing sports.

A kid in our soccer league tested positive. Family thinks the kid got covid at soccer because he isn’t in any other activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very low risk of outdoors transmission child to child.

I was getting very comfortable with my kids outside and playing sports.

A kid in our soccer league tested positive. Family thinks the kid got covid at soccer because he isn’t in any other activities.

OK, but what happened next? Was there a large outbreak throughout the team? That's what I'm more interested in. Of course people are still getting it, and we may never know where or how (did he go to a store? is someone in his family asymptomatic? did he play with a neighbor friend? idk, it may be soccer, but it may not). The more important thing for me is what happens after one person gets it. Does it spread very easily to others? If it does not, I'd say the soccer league is doing a good job with precautions, and/or the risk of transmission in that situation was low to begin with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very low risk of outdoors transmission child to child.

I was getting very comfortable with my kids outside and playing sports.

A kid in our soccer league tested positive. Family thinks the kid got covid at soccer because he isn’t in any other activities.

OK, but what happened next? Was there a large outbreak throughout the team? That's what I'm more interested in. Of course people are still getting it, and we may never know where or how (did he go to a store? is someone in his family asymptomatic? did he play with a neighbor friend? idk, it may be soccer, but it may not). The more important thing for me is what happens after one person gets it. Does it spread very easily to others? If it does not, I'd say the soccer league is doing a good job with precautions, and/or the risk of transmission in that situation was low to begin with.

Exactly this. One person in my partners office tested positive. My partner had prolonged contact with him. Their office is on 100% manning. Nobody else tested positive. They social distancing and other measures works!

[Anonymous]

at the parks I’ve been to, the older kids (maybe 5 +) all wear masks consistently, but the little ones aren’t. I’m ok with that.

[Anonymous]

Should say my partner also tested negative despite their meeting which was conducted under social distancing rules.