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Agree with this, for sure.

We all make risk/reward calculations and this one seems way off to me.  Getting sick is a part of life.  Arguably, it is an important part of a child’s life, since we develop our immunity as kids.  [/quote]

An odd response to make to an OP who is not worried about their children getting sick, but rather their elderly mother getting sick. Dunno about you, but even before covid, I was concerned about my kids infecting my parents with influenza or RSV, both of which kill lots of old people.

Also a foolish response, assuming you do things like getting your children vaccinated against diseases that used to be an important part of a child's life, like measles, mumps, and polio.[/quote]

Not odd at all.  The OP doesn’t want her kids to get sick (to avoid getting her mom sick).  She wants to keep her kids out of school for 4 full days.

The other PP is correct.[b]  In 2018 or 2019, pre-Covid, most people would have thought it was nuts.  Why are things different now?  What changed that everyone on here supports this[/b]?[/quote]

All I can think of is a lot of stories in the media about illnesses.  [b]Before this year I had barely even heard of RSV[/b] and apparently 90% of kids get it.  Now the topic of RSV comes up often and even in news stories.  [/quote]

Lucky you. I heard of RSV when my preschooler gave it to my baby, who had to go to the ED, and my parents, who both got pneumonia. My friend who is an emergency physician was very, very careful with her December-born baby, after treating so many babies with RSV.[/quote]

Yep, I also caught pneumonia from my toddler when he had RSV around 2017. Fun Times! [/quote]

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