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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because the teachers don't want to die while the parents just want childcare.

C'mon, man, read any of the 29034723 threads on this topic that exist already. [/quote]

COVID presents a very, very small risk for most working adults. But teachers can get paid to work from home, so why should they take that risk? A little less than half in my school district were willing to take the risk, likely because they realized the risk to children missing in-person school was larger. A little more than half didn’t care.

Parents love their kids, and understand their children are not at real risk From the virus. They want them to be educated. [/quote]

I'm an emergency room nurse.  I don't agree with this at all. My co-workers and I are exposed all the time.  People I know are getting very sick from this virus.

One of my co-workers is 33 years old. She has a history of childhood asthma. She caught Covid19 and was on a vent for 3 weeks.  She spent another 2 weeks in rehab. She still can't come back to work because she can't walk 10 yards without shortness of breath.

One of my coworkers is (was) a healthy 41 year old. Vegetarian,  into tennis and hiking, very healthy. She was out for 3 weeks with a "mild" case of Covid19.  She still can't walk across a parking lot without shortness of breath. She is seeing a cardiologist next week and has a stress test at the end of the month. They think she has heart damage from  Covid 19.

One of our ER doctors is 46. He is (was) very healthy. He ran a marathon in January.  He got Covid19 and now has cardiomegaly.  His ejection fraction is 39%. He's in heart failure. He will need medication for the rest of his life. He will eventually need a heart transplant.

Some people do get lucky, though. I got lucky. I had a mild case in July.  I recovered after 3 weeks in bed.  It was miserable. No long term complications so far.  [/quote]

Being a teacher does not equal being an emergency room nurse. C'mon.[/quote]

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