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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP the ones who don't want to care, won't care, because the usual death rates, olds, dying anyway, underlying conditions, etc.
They won't care until it kills someone they love.[/quote]

It's not a matter of individuals caring, it's a matter of a cost-benefit calculation at the level of the entire society. Other countries are taking the position that the overall harms of keeping kids out of school for many months outweigh the risk to a much smaller number of individual adults. It's a policy matter, and other countries are placing a higher value on the rights of children and the availability of public education and childcare than the US. It's not that they don't care about their elderly or those with underlying conditions (if they didn't, they wouldn't have such excellent healthcare systems), but they understand that there are competing interests to weigh and they are not willing to put kids and their education last.[/quote]

Well said. DH and I have underlying conditions, and mine are severe. Even in non-COVID times I'm supposed to avoid mass transportation, crowds, etc.  However, the harm being done to our children by denying in person school isn't acceptable. We would gladly choose to send our children and take on the risks. [/quote]

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