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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what’s happening is that the risk of severe illness for young kids was already so low that it’s hard for the vaccines to be deemed worth their very small risk of adverse side effects in trials.

The good news is the risk is really low. Also it’s clear now after Omicron that vaccines aren’t going to keep us from transmitting it anyway. So what we need is very low risk of severe illness which we get from vaccines and little kids get from their age. So we’re there either way. And ftr yes I will be first in line with my kid if/when it’s approved. But I think we’re fine either way baring new and different variants. [/quote]

This. I wouldn't worry about it, OP.[/quote]

But then when can the young kids stop masking?   And quarantining?   I am not at all worried about medical effects of infection, but these rules we have created need to end.  [/quote]

The CDC needs to come out with some better guidance on this. Their childcare page hasn’t been updated since January, and [b]the updated mask guidance doesn’t specifically address kids under 5.[/b]  They need to take the lead.[/quote]

Agree that the CDC needs better guidance, but the current mask guidance does address "children ages 2 and older" by stating that they "can" wear masks to protect themselves and others. The guidance clearly says when community levels are low, masking is based on personal preference and is not specifically recommended for anybody. Unfortunately, it does not look like the CDC will ever come out against masking of young children like the WHO has. The quarantine piece is just ridiculous, they need to get on that.[/quote]

I just think the way that is written leaves a lot of room for different interpretations.[/quote]

FWIW, talking to someone who works for MoCo, this is why DHHS issued a strong recommendation that kids still wear masks in daycare.  They saw a gap and filled it.[/quote]

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