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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What positive cases? At our school, there have been very few—maybe 5 since school started and most of them weren’t kids…[/quote]

Pay attention, multiple outbreaks.[/quote]

Yet we're still talking about a small number of cases given the size of the district and county. And no reason to believe we're seeing a significant number of cases involving severe illness. Given the large number of kids vaccinated in MCPS, particularly older kids, we probably won't see much in the way of severe illness.[/quote]

The students aren’t going to school in the NBA bubble; they’re traveling through and living in the community. Yes, many MCPS students are vaccinated and will avoid severe infections, but the same cannot be said for the members of the community that the students come in contact with. When the schools report positive cases, they do not include family members infected by the students. Similarly, if a staffer tests positive, they don’t include the staffer’s family members if they have infected by the staffer.  So when a school reports that 4 students have tested positive, that just means a greater number of people in the community have been exposed and will likely test positive. Throughout this pandemic people have downplayed the symptoms and likelihood of a bad infection, until they’re the one suffering. [/quote]

So? The same can be said about a given restaurant or the mall. Somehow schools are seen as the key to stopping the pandemic by a small group of posters. Kids can be vaccinated now. Masks are mandated. Good enough. [/quote]They don't shine when the infected kid exposes someone more at risk at home or elsewhere.

Cases are rising so clearly its not good enough.  [/quote]

Cases themselves don't matter. Case severity matters, and that's where the vaccines shine.[/quote][/quote]

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