So it's either death or nothing for you?

Listen -- I get covid and masking has now become the number 1 most emotional topic everrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

But can someone, anyone - that is still PRO-Mask Wearing for Kids in schools show me the Science and Data they are following that is driving their decisions and fears? I can't figure out what I am missing.



Summary of Findings (data available as of 3/31/22) :

Cumulative Number of Child COVID-19 Cases*
12,841,170 total child COVID-19 cases reported, and children represented 19.0% (12,841,170/67,548,200) of all cases
Overall rate: 17,061 cases per 100,000 children in the population

Cumulative Hospitalizations (25 states and NYC reported)*
Among states reporting, children ranged from 1.2%-4.6% of their total cumulated hospitalizations, and 0.1%-1.5% of all their child COVID-19 cases resulted in hospitalization

Cumulative Mortality (46 states, NYC, PR and GU reported)*
Among states reporting, children were 0.00%-0.27% of all COVID-19 deaths, and 3 states reported zero child deaths
​In states reporting, 0.00%-0.02% of all child COVID-19 cases resulted in death

To those of you who have been betting on a surge, how does it feel to see how different the US case & hospitalizations trends are from European countries. We are back to or close to summer lows, they never got close to that before the BA2 surge. Are you disappointed? What does it say about you that you are rooting for people to get sick and die?

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah NY has ticked back up to yellow. DC it’s coming.

We were in NYC this past weekend for a show.

:Masks were few and far between except in the actual theater. New York has moved on. Noone asked us for our covid cards anywhere.

Except NY keeps the those pesky toddlers masked up day at daycare!

And if you have the audacity to question the mayor directly about it, you will get fired.

(Yeah, I don't care if she was a city employee, it was wrong to fire her.)

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Anonymous wrote:Can we please just stop testing! The less we continue to talk about Covid , new case numbers, etc... the more we will normalize getting it. Your kid is probably going to get sick 5 or 6 times a year. If one of those times it happens to be covid... it statistically and scientifically likely won't matter.

Seriously? Its not the kids in our home I worry about getting sick, its the adults. Lucky you covid is no big deal.

Sorry, I’m not testing my kids’ colds either.

Do you have your kids wear high-quality masks when they have symptoms and are out in public, including at school?

DP. Why would they? They didn’t before covid. People get sick from time to time. It’s normal.

Because that's what the CDC recommends.

Well, I let them eat raw cookie dough, too, so at least I’m consistent with my belief that the CDC guidelines are ridiculously cautious.

Yeah, I mean who cares about other people, am I right? F-them.

NP here. My loyalty is to my children. Not you. So yeah, I'm not going to destroy their lives to cater to your mental illness.

Following guidelines during pandemic is destroying your children’s lives? Sounds like mental illness in your household already.

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Anonymous wrote:Can we please just stop testing! The less we continue to talk about Covid , new case numbers, etc... the more we will normalize getting it. Your kid is probably going to get sick 5 or 6 times a year. If one of those times it happens to be covid... it statistically and scientifically likely won't matter.

Seriously? Its not the kids in our home I worry about getting sick, its the adults. Lucky you covid is no big deal.

Sorry, I’m not testing my kids’ colds either.

Do you have your kids wear high-quality masks when they have symptoms and are out in public, including at school?

DP. Why would they? They didn’t before covid. People get sick from time to time. It’s normal.

Because that's what the CDC recommends.

Well, I let them eat raw cookie dough, too, so at least I’m consistent with my belief that the CDC guidelines are ridiculously cautious.

Yeah, I mean who cares about other people, am I right? F-them.

NP here. My loyalty is to my children. Not you. So yeah, I'm not going to destroy their lives to cater to your mental illness.

Media starting to hedge their bets.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/briefing/covid-cases-us-omicron-subvariant.html

“The bottom line: Cases still seem likely to rise, perhaps significantly, in the U.S. soon. But a new wave looks less certain than it did a few weeks ago. Regardless, the steps that can save lives in coming months remain the same: more vaccine shots, including boosters; and greater awareness of available treatments that offer extra protection for the vulnerable.”

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Anonymous wrote:Just stay home and isolate.

Peoples jobs are not supporting that without a positive PCR. It is April 2022.

That’s odd. My employer follows CDC guidelines. You stay home for the appropriate period of time if you test positive, then you can come back without any test.

And that Pp is talking to someone who HAS NOT tested positive. Most jobs aren’t extending special CoVID leave if you don’t have any proof you have CoVID. You could stay home I guess and burn up your sick days for not-Covid

Are jobs even giving special covid leave if you do test positive? Mine certainly isn’t. Even if you have covid, you’re on your own sick leave.

My job (with the state of Md) gives 80 hrs.

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Anonymous wrote:Can we please just stop testing! The less we continue to talk about Covid , new case numbers, etc... the more we will normalize getting it. Your kid is probably going to get sick 5 or 6 times a year. If one of those times it happens to be covid... it statistically and scientifically likely won't matter.

Seriously? Its not the kids in our home I worry about getting sick, its the adults. Lucky you covid is no big deal.

Sorry, I’m not testing my kids’ colds either.

Do you have your kids wear high-quality masks when they have symptoms and are out in public, including at school?

DP. Why would they? They didn’t before covid. People get sick from time to time. It’s normal.

Because that's what the CDC recommends.

Well, I let them eat raw cookie dough, too, so at least I’m consistent with my belief that the CDC guidelines are ridiculously cautious.

Yeah, I mean who cares about other people, am I right? F-them.

If they don’t care enough to get vaccinated/boosted and wear good, self-protecting masks, why should I care? And if they do those things, then covid isn't going to be a greater risk than countless other things they face on a daily basis.

So other people should wear masks all the time because you are too selfish to test when you or your kids are sick or to wear a mask when ACTUALLY sick? You are a lovely person.

Lots of people have asymptomatic cases or symptoms sufficiently mild enough to not be noticed as a sign of infection. If you’re terrified of covid, then I don’t see how symptomatic testing and masking would rationally calm your fears.

Who cares? We can't stop them. Decent people who are sick should at least make some effort to avoid transmitting to others, especially if they haven't tested. You don't see how testing to make sure you don't have COVID or your kid doesn't have COVID before sending the kids to school with symptoms would address rational COVID concerns? I'm more terrified of selfish and ignorant people like you than I am of COVID.

Ok. I don’t see how testing or masking would rationally address that fear, either.

Testing and masking when sick is basic human decency, something you apparently lack and are passing down to your kids. Hell, I'm not even saying don't send your kid to school sick or that you must test. I'm saying that at minimum, your kids should wear a mask and try to avoid spreading their sickness.

I’m sure you kept your kids home for every sniffle before covid...

Not that poster but I always kept mine home. It’s called parenting. You should try it.

For the sniffles? On one hand, that’s weird. On another hand, you’d have the be a SAHM. Either way, your post is worthless.

So you get a free pass to send your sick child out?

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Anonymous wrote:Can we please just stop testing! The less we continue to talk about Covid , new case numbers, etc... the more we will normalize getting it. Your kid is probably going to get sick 5 or 6 times a year. If one of those times it happens to be covid... it statistically and scientifically likely won't matter.

Seriously? Its not the kids in our home I worry about getting sick, its the adults. Lucky you covid is no big deal.

Sorry, I’m not testing my kids’ colds either.

Do you have your kids wear high-quality masks when they have symptoms and are out in public, including at school?

DP. Why would they? They didn’t before covid. People get sick from time to time. It’s normal.

Because that's what the CDC recommends.

Well, I let them eat raw cookie dough, too, so at least I’m consistent with my belief that the CDC guidelines are ridiculously cautious.

Yeah, I mean who cares about other people, am I right? F-them.

That’s what I told my kids. After society sold them out to try and protect people who were on death’s door anyway, I don’t see any reason to care about anyone other than close family and a few friends.

And, you sum up why we have so many issues right now in our country.

I can’t help it if people like you fell into media created hysteria over a virus that is no worse than a cold to the vast majority of people.

Get vaccinated and move on with your life. Stop living in fear.

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Anonymous wrote:Just stay home and isolate.

Peoples jobs are not supporting that without a positive PCR. It is April 2022.

That’s odd. My employer follows CDC guidelines. You stay home for the appropriate period of time if you test positive, then you can come back without any test.

And that Pp is talking to someone who HAS NOT tested positive. Most jobs aren’t extending special CoVID leave if you don’t have any proof you have CoVID. You could stay home I guess and burn up your sick days for not-Covid

Are jobs even giving special covid leave if you do test positive? Mine certainly isn’t. Even if you have covid, you’re on your own sick leave.

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Anonymous wrote:Just stay home and isolate.

Peoples jobs are not supporting that without a positive PCR. It is April 2022.

That’s odd. My employer follows CDC guidelines. You stay home for the appropriate period of time if you test positive, then you can come back without any test.

And that Pp is talking to someone who HAS NOT tested positive. Most jobs aren’t extending special CoVID leave if you don’t have any proof you have CoVID. You could stay home I guess and burn up your sick days for not-Covid

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Anonymous wrote:Can we please just stop testing! The less we continue to talk about Covid , new case numbers, etc... the more we will normalize getting it. Your kid is probably going to get sick 5 or 6 times a year. If one of those times it happens to be covid... it statistically and scientifically likely won't matter.

Seriously? Its not the kids in our home I worry about getting sick, its the adults. Lucky you covid is no big deal.

Sorry, I’m not testing my kids’ colds either.

Do you have your kids wear high-quality masks when they have symptoms and are out in public, including at school?

DP. Why would they? They didn’t before covid. People get sick from time to time. It’s normal.

Because that's what the CDC recommends.

Well, I let them eat raw cookie dough, too, so at least I’m consistent with my belief that the CDC guidelines are ridiculously cautious.

Yeah, I mean who cares about other people, am I right? F-them.

That’s what I told my kids. After society sold them out to try and protect people who were on death’s door anyway, I don’t see any reason to care about anyone other than close family and a few friends.

And, you sum up why we have so many issues right now in our country.

I can’t help it if people like you fell into media created hysteria over a virus that is no worse than a cold to the vast majority of people.

Get vaccinated and move on with your life. Stop living in fear.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah NY has ticked back up to yellow. DC it’s coming.

We were in NYC this past weekend for a show.

:Masks were few and far between except in the actual theater. New York has moved on. Noone asked us for our covid cards anywhere.

Except NY keeps the those pesky toddlers masked up day at daycare!

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sure you kept your kids home for every sniffle before covid...

Not that poster but I always kept mine home. It’s called parenting. You should try it.

Bet you had the only kids on the block who faked being well. No one would want to be stuck in a house with you.

DP. Are you five? Grow up

Meh... ignore them. Their kids needed to go back in person to get away from them. And, even when really sick would prefer school to being home with them. Kinda sad those kids have to live with a parent like them.