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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes!!!! We’re planning one. Seniors only; no outside guests. So happy for these kids. I would hate for them to be robbed of their final prom along with everything else. [/quote] Why no outside guests? They can get a test—there have almost instant tests now. Seems unfair if your boyfriend/girlfriend is at another school.[/quote] Rapid tests aren't accurate. Even PCP tests are only helpful if you quarantine for 3-5 days before the test (since the test won't pick up recently acquired infections) and continue to quarantine until the dance. No one would do that for prom.[/quote] It's a non-issue. The kids will be vaccinated. Very excited that they are going to have a prom this year.[/quote] They will not all be vaccinated. At best 16-18 year olds have just become eligible for pfizer (the one shot j&j is not yet available for teens). So it'll be 7 weeks until full immunity, assuming that everyone is able to get appointments immediately, which seems unlikely.[/quote] Fine. You tell your 17 or 18 year old that they cannot go to the prom this year, because mommy is waiting for herd immunity. Meanwhile, DD and I are dress shopping this weekend and she can't wait.[/quote] Are you going to buy a face mask to match her dress? Sounds fun! Honestly, I feel genuinely sorry for your child to have been raised to believe their ability to go to a prom, of all things, matters more than other people's lives. What an empty, shallow, petty, vapid, and self-absorbed worldview. There is zero chance that every senior at that prom will be able to be vaccinated in the next few weeks. There isn't even time for full immunity. A large indoor gathering during which people dance together and frequently take off their masks to drink or eat will be a super spreader event. The kids at the prom may not suffer and die horrible deaths alone in the ICU, but someone will. And maybe some new variant will have an opportunity to emerge or circulate, maybe meet some semi-vaccinated teens and evolve to evade vaccine protections. But none of that matters as long you get to take prom pictures in the backyard. [/quote] Oh, my precious PP, you are so wrong about that. Every. Single. Senior at my kids' DC private has been vaccinated. And they are ready to party it up and celebrate. I'm sorry that you are so focused on this mythical "someone" who WILL "suffer and die a horrible death alone in the ICU" (wow - are you a drama writer on the side?) - you do realize, that DC has had zero deaths in the last 3-4 days, right? The facts do not coincide with your distorted thinking on reality. Congrats to the Class of '21 and enjoy every moment of your prom. You've earned it![/quote] They've "earned" it? It's almost like a parody of entitlement. Is this comment intended to be satirical? [/quote] Not at all. These students have made it through a horrific year like no other, made worse for them because of a constellation of bad decisions made by administrators and government bureaucrats who have anything but their best interests at heart. They have been robbed of a year of growth, development and maturity that comes with interacting with their peers at all levels - academic, social, spiritual, athletics, etc. Yes, they have "earned" the right to party it up at the prom.[/quote] Wow. They made it through a "horrific" year where the government prioritized keeping elderly and infirm people alive over your child's soccer practice? Oh the humanity. They weren't allowed to grow this year because they had to wear a face mask? It's almost like the world doesn't understand WHO YOU ARE. Did you at least try contacting the manger about all of this massive injustice? Meanwhile, this young man in India had to choose between trying frantically to find oxygen for his father dying in a hospital (which he could not do) or rushing home to try to help his mother dying at home. But, tell me more about how your child's development suffered because she could only see 2/3rd of their faces when they chatted at school this year. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/30/world/asia/india-coronavirus-family.html[/quote]
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