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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was a suggestion above that the chances of a bad outcome from Covid was minuscule for kids.  I'm just posting a couple articles:
https://www.heart.org/en/news/2023/04/25/long-covid-in-children-still-poses-plenty-of-questions
From article: ""I would say on average, we're looking at somewhere between 4% to 25% of kids who have had a SARS-CoV-2 infection go on to have symptoms of long COVID," said Rao, who also is an associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. However, "it's a very difficult question to answer, just because different groups are exploring this in slightly different ways, with different definitions.""

Kids can end up with bad outcomes short of death.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-07-21/1-in-5-kids-had-long-covid-symptoms-months-after-infection

From article: "The review, of 31 international studies, found that over 16% of children and teenagers with COVID had problems such as sore throat, persistent fevers, fatigue and muscle weakness at least three months later."

Have you dealt with a child with persistent muscle weakness and fatigue?

https://www.salon.com/2023/08/27/long-is-debilitating-children-and-doctors-worry-there-arent-enough-centers-to-treat-them/

Do we even have the resources to treat the number of kids who will have Long Covid after letting it loose in our schools without any mitigation?

Thinking about wearing a mask while cases are heading up seems super reasonable.[/quote]

Look up how studies define “long covid symptoms” then come back.

Better yet, look at the studies that compare “long covid symptom” rates in kids that have recently had covid versus those who have not. They’re not much different.[/quote]

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