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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think some of you misunderstand how vaccines are used as a public health tool. They are supposed to drive down community transition , not ensure that each and every individual is protected from a disease. And they are doing a great job. As pp’s have noted, community transmission is almost nil in parts of our region. Any further rules and measures should be driven by community transmission rates.[/quote]

This, and I'm frustrated that public officials are not discussing this more aggressively. Talk to most epidemiologists and they will tell you that we use widespread vaccination to prove umbrella protection for individuals who cannot vaccinate all the time. Everyone I know works in this side of medicine agrees that if most parents are vaccinated and most teachers are vaccinated, the risk to young kids (which already appears to be lower than for most adults) will fall to a level that you simply could not justify any restrictions on in-person school.

And yes, I also know many doctors and medical researchers who are skeptical we will see vaccine approval, especially of mRNA vaccines, this year for young kids. Many I have spoken to do not think the FDA would issue an emergency approval as they have for adults. That's partly because case rates will have fallen so low by the time the question is raised that there will be no emergency to address. But it's also because the factors considered in pediatric vaccine approvals are a little different than those for adults, and you'd need to show an imminent public health threat posed by failure to vaccinate, and it's just not clear one exists. Keep in mind that there were committee members who voted against the 16+ emergency approval because they did not believe the cost-benefit analysis worked or the 16-18 age group. The younger you go, the more concerns will be raised.[/quote]

There is gonna be a mask requirement.  You may as well get over it now. [/quote]

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