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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. To all the parents commenting how MCPS is getting too lax with covid and doesn’t care about keeping kids safe: wow. I did not see you coming. Congrats on the element of surprise. I mean, MCPS was pretty much last place in getting kids back to school this year under the banner of “safety.” The thing is, what you are complaining about—normal school with masks— was basically what most of the country did in 2020, before vaccines. Not crazy red states, but totally normal places like affluent educated suburbs of Chicago for example. This isn’t radical. It’s mainstream and MCPS was behind the eight ball. Way behind. But again if you don’t like it homeschool and private online are always available just like those of us horrified by MCPS’s 2020 plan had to make other arrangements now you need to make other arrangements. God speed. [/quote]

Agreed. I mean what's the surprise? Everybody should have been able to project what five days in-person meant. The era of zero risk, hyperventilating over every case is over in this country. [/quote]

My niece started school in Mississippi three days ago. Deep South. Science deniers. Last week it was no masks. This week? Masks are mandatory and parents should be prepared to pivot for virtual learning. It’s not over. (I want it to be let’s be clear on my stance)[/quote]

The Mississippi county with the highest percent of the total population receiving at least one dose is Jefferson County (population <8,000), at 51.4%. Every other county in Mississippi has lower vaccination rates. Contrast that with Montgomery County, Maryland, where it's 76.8%.

It's so weird that places with low vaccination rates are having covid outbreaks. I mean, who would have thought?[/quote]

Vaccination rates don't matter for the 0-12 crowd who cannot be vaccinated.  Look at MCPS numbers.  At least half the kids will not be vaccinated.[/quote]

12-year-olds can be vaccinated. Why do you keep repeating this misinformation?

Also, vaccination rates absolutely do matter, because if all of the vaccine-eligible people around the 0-11-year-olds are vaccinated, then there will be no opportunity for the 0-11-year-olds to get infected. That's how herd immunity works.[/quote]

It still takes two months to get full immunity so a 12 year old who turns 12 in July-winter will not be fully vaccinated.

Your logic makes no sense as that is not how herd immunity will work.  0-11 can get and spread covid.  Stop pretending that they cannot get it.  [/quote]

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