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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Given how contagious Delta is, I think many of us have resigned ourselves that our kids will probably get it at school despite mitigation measures. It’s a terrifying premise after essentially hiding out from the disease for over a year. But most of what I’m reading says that kids don’t get super sick. We didn’t live in a risk free world before Covid, and despite my anxiety disorder, I’m not going to insist on one now.[/quote]

This is really it. I'd really love to avoid DC getting it before the child vaccine is approved, but at this point, it feels inevitable and I guess it's better for DC to develop some natural immunity before a worse variant comes along. So we'll keep wearing our masks and what will be, will be. [/quote]
I don't understand your resignation, considering the vaccine is 5 months away, and you've successfully shielded you child for 18 months, admittedly from lesser 'versions' of the virus. Not looking to shame, but I need to understand.[/quote]

I’m not sure we were shielding kids for THEIR safety though, were we? Would we have shut down the world if everyone reacted to Covid like a 6 year old? For me, it’s a risk benefit analysis. While there are risks to going to school and getting infected, there are also risks to staying home. If I see kids getting sicker from Delta or version whatever, I’ll recalculate. But, given how contagious it is, I’m not sure my analysis can presume they won’t get it. We’ll do our very best not to get it and deal with it if we do.[/quote]

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