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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're in northern VA, and over the past week, our once-cautious neighborhood has become less so, and the kids are playing outside in groups.  My 6-year-old son REALLY wants to join a group of his friends but we're so far saying no. The parents of some of the other kids are essential workers so their exposure is probably greater.  Are we being too cautious at this point?  I really don't like depriving my son of all contact with peers, but I also don't want to get Covid. [/quote]
I’m curious what your plan is. Keep him inside for 18+ months until a vaccine is developed?[/quote]

I really wonder about this, too.  I have a lot of friends that have been on a tight lockdown for a while now, and it's not clear what their end-game is (short of a vaccine).

My kids are pretty young, and haven't been asking to play with others.  We'd probably let them at this point, if we knew the family well enough to trust that they're not making particular bad decisions.  For instance, we'd want to trust that they're not currently, or had no recently, been sick even with mild symptoms.

But even that hasn't come up yet.  It's sort of weird situation.  Social norms concerning the response to COVID have become so polarized. Even if I was comfortable with my kids playing with those from another family, I don't feel comfortable asking the other parents yet.  
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