Anonymous wrote:I am very concerned now .many covid-19 cases in Summer camps .I can't no send my kid back to school. Covid numbers are increased now .

Do you know if it is kids or adults testing positive? And/or if kids/teachers have symptoms. I know there is an uptick in positive cases among office employees. who have been back at work. To really suds out the information, it would be helpful to know if adults are getting exposed/sick at home or in office settings/schools. A teacher testing positive does not necessarily mean there is an outbreak at a school or camp but it is possible that an adult caught something at home from another adult. Anecdotal "evidence" in local office where this happened, so simply wondering if they is more common than inter-school/camp spread.

Anonymous wrote:I am very concerned now .many covid-19 cases in Summer camps .I can't no send my kid back to school. Covid numbers are increased now .

And are any kids actually sick that you know of?

Anonymous wrote:Good news!. You can still sign up for DCPS virtual academy or friendship online.

Kids need to get sick sometimes to help their immune systems develop antibodies to viruses. An unexposed immune system is not healthy either.

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't think the under 12 vaccine will make much of a difference. Many parents will decline because the risk of the vaccine is greater than the risk of the virus to most kids. That's because the risk of the virus to kids is SO FREAKING LOW.

We have to stop thinking of the under 12 vaccine as some sort of game changer.

Exactly. It might calm some anxiety but the adult vax rate is what will get us out of this mess or keep things going.

And, schools across the country were open for much, if not all, of last year. If you want your kids to stay home, it's time to consider finding an alternative to traditional public school. What happened last year was a travesty. Remote education is remotely education, at best.

+1, I'm a teacher. If you keep your child home, you need to find a way to make sure they are being properly educated because it was not happening through what DCPS provided remotely last year. Based on last year, I expect that at least half of my kids will be on or above grade level (based on the home support they received + all the benefits of being UMC) and the other half will vary but the gap with those furthest behind will be obvious and very wide. And since DCPS is all about acceleration we will just keep pushing forward. I sent 3 4th graders to 5th grade with 2nd grade reading levels.

I am very concerned now .many covid-19 cases in Summer camps .I can't no send my kid back to school. Covid numbers are increased now .

Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't think the under 12 vaccine will make much of a difference. Many parents will decline because the risk of the vaccine is greater than the risk of the virus to most kids. That's because the risk of the virus to kids is SO FREAKING LOW.

We have to stop thinking of the under 12 vaccine as some sort of game changer.

Exactly. It might calm some anxiety but the adult vax rate is what will get us out of this mess or keep things going.

And, schools across the country were open for much, if not all, of last year. If you want your kids to stay home, it's time to consider finding an alternative to traditional public school. What happened last year was a travesty. Remote education is remotely education, at best.

Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't think the under 12 vaccine will make much of a difference. Many parents will decline because the risk of the vaccine is greater than the risk of the virus to most kids. That's because the risk of the virus to kids is SO FREAKING LOW.

We have to stop thinking of the under 12 vaccine as some sort of game changer.

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't think the under 12 vaccine will make much of a difference. Many parents will decline because the risk of the vaccine is greater than the risk of the virus to most kids. That's because the risk of the virus to kids is SO FREAKING LOW.

We have to stop thinking of the under 12 vaccine as some sort of game changer.

I don’t care what stupid people choose to do. I would like the option to protect my child. Just like I get my kid a flu vaccine.

And you will get that option in mid-winter. No one is taking that away from you.

Right but until then I need to decide if I want to stick my kids in a classroom with a bunch of people who clearly, based on your post and others, are making bad choices.

NP. Seriously, though, the FDA is debating about the risk of the vaccine to children versus the risk of covid. This is an actual empirical question. It's not some anti-vax lunacy.

I think what people need to realize is that the risk to the under-12 set is very, very low, and always has been very, very low. And it is extremely low now with community rates so low.

This. This is the reason the FDA just asked for 6 months of follow-up data for under 12's (vs the 2 months they wanted for adults).
They are determining if it is worth it to vaccinate an entire population of kids when the risk to kids is so low.

People, WE MAY NEVER GET AN UNDER 12 VACCINE. If there is essentially NO risk to kids from Covid, there are not going to approve an vaccine that has risks!

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Just do your kid a favor and send them to school, OP. Don’t deprive them of that essential experience because of your anxiety.

I wish I could opt in to the vaccine for my kids early, while FDA continues to collect data.

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't think the under 12 vaccine will make much of a difference. Many parents will decline because the risk of the vaccine is greater than the risk of the virus to most kids. That's because the risk of the virus to kids is SO FREAKING LOW.

We have to stop thinking of the under 12 vaccine as some sort of game changer.

I don’t care what stupid people choose to do. I would like the option to protect my child. Just like I get my kid a flu vaccine.

And you will get that option in mid-winter. No one is taking that away from you.

Right but until then I need to decide if I want to stick my kids in a classroom with a bunch of people who clearly, based on your post and others, are making bad choices.

NP. Seriously, though, the FDA is debating about the risk of the vaccine to children versus the risk of covid. This is an actual empirical question. It's not some anti-vax lunacy.

I think what people need to realize is that the risk to the under-12 set is very, very low, and always has been very, very low. And it is extremely low now with community rates so low.

This. This is the reason the FDA just asked for 6 months of follow-up data for under 12's (vs the 2 months they wanted for adults).
They are determining if it is worth it to vaccinate an entire population of kids when the risk to kids is so low.

People, WE MAY NEVER GET AN UNDER 12 VACCINE. If there is essentially NO risk to kids from Covid, there are not going to approve an vaccine that has risks!

Homeschool OP. My kid needs to be in school - staying home is much more harmful to him than covid.

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't think the under 12 vaccine will make much of a difference. Many parents will decline because the risk of the vaccine is greater than the risk of the virus to most kids. That's because the risk of the virus to kids is SO FREAKING LOW.

We have to stop thinking of the under 12 vaccine as some sort of game changer.

I don’t care what stupid people choose to do. I would like the option to protect my child. Just like I get my kid a flu vaccine.

And you will get that option in mid-winter. No one is taking that away from you.

Right but until then I need to decide if I want to stick my kids in a classroom with a bunch of people who clearly, based on your post and others, are making bad choices.

The vax isn't available for <12 so no one is actually making that choice right now (I mean, except for the people who are fudging about their 11-year-olds age).

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't think the under 12 vaccine will make much of a difference. Many parents will decline because the risk of the vaccine is greater than the risk of the virus to most kids. That's because the risk of the virus to kids is SO FREAKING LOW.

We have to stop thinking of the under 12 vaccine as some sort of game changer.

I don’t care what stupid people choose to do. I would like the option to protect my child. Just like I get my kid a flu vaccine.

And you will get that option in mid-winter. No one is taking that away from you.

Right but until then I need to decide if I want to stick my kids in a classroom with a bunch of people who clearly, based on your post and others, are making bad choices.

Are you concerned about vax status of teachers/staff? I'd be more concerned about that.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a tall 11 year old. Seriously considering fudging the birthdate at a walk in clinic. They don’t ask for verification do they?

I know people who have done this.

I don’t know why I’m afraid. It’s not illegal right?

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't think the under 12 vaccine will make much of a difference. Many parents will decline because the risk of the vaccine is greater than the risk of the virus to most kids. That's because the risk of the virus to kids is SO FREAKING LOW.

We have to stop thinking of the under 12 vaccine as some sort of game changer.

I don’t care what stupid people choose to do. I would like the option to protect my child. Just like I get my kid a flu vaccine.

And you will get that option in mid-winter. No one is taking that away from you.

Right but until then I need to decide if I want to stick my kids in a classroom with a bunch of people who clearly, based on your post and others, are making bad choices.

NP. Seriously, though, the FDA is debating about the risk of the vaccine to children versus the risk of covid. This is an actual empirical question. It's not some anti-vax lunacy.

I think what people need to realize is that the risk to the under-12 set is very, very low, and always has been very, very low. And it is extremely low now with community rates so low.