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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know people are paranoid about the idea that the person could infect others before they leave school, and then those people will infect others, etc. I get it. But that's why everyone is wearing a mask, schools invested in HEPA filters, and kids are social distanced and outdoors as much as possible. We do have to rely on those measures to some extent, and trust that they will prevent rampant spread if a Covid-positive person is in the building for some length of time.[/quote]
Paranoid? No. we are rightfully concerned. The need to quarantine is real, therefore the concern that the quarantine has been started several days after its need has become obvious is a real problem.
"everyone is wearing a mask" : sure, sort of, but kids and staff walk into school buildings when their mask resting on their upper lip; kids and staff lower their mask to cough, sneeze, talk; kids and staff wear masks that have gaps all around, or that are not made of material designed to stop aerosols.
"social distanced and outdoors as much as possible": as much as possible turns out to not be very much, and not be enough at all.

[quote]Other things to keep in mind is that asymptomatic people cannot be as infectious as others, especially if wearing a mask, because symptoms are a big part of how viruses proliferate. They make you cough and sneeze, thus sending the virus to others. So if someone is not showing symptoms, or has just begun to show symptoms, they aren't at peak infectiousness. [/quote]
This statement is not true for covid. It is woefully uninformed (willfully blind?).

Scott Gottlieb, today: 
[quote]50% transmission occur from asymptomatic persons. Testing is key[/quote]
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1435575706075938825?s=20
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I'm the PP you are quoting. I think you and I are just coming at this from two different perspectives and there may not be a way to meet in the middle, unfortunately. While I understand your concerns, I think it is irresponsible to write off everything I'm saying here as "willfully blind" or "woefully uninformed".

I do not think it is possible to keep children 100% safe from Covid. However, I also do not believe Covid poses a greater threat to my child than the flu (even with a flu vaccine), traffic accidents, and other issues that I also worry about.

I feel like you are looking for a foolproof way of preventing kids from getting Covid. The only one I know of is keeping your child at home and not allowing them to interact with any person who isn't both vaccinated and also not interacting with anyone who isn't vaccinated. And making them wear a mask 100% of the time. And also staying home yourself and restricting yourself in this way. I think that's the only way to achieve what you are looking for.

School is going to carry some inherent risk. I think my specific school is doing a good job of mitigating that risk, and I know our family is taking all the steps we reasonably can to mitigate that risk. That is enough for me. Last year was not an acceptable solution for our family and I think did cause real and lasting damage on us. We are very invested in making this year work. I don't feel like your response reflects that same ordering of priorities, but I do wish you the best and I hope your family stays safe and healthy.[/quote]

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