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[upstater]

The kid has had it. I’ve had it.

We’re 100% fine.

It’s simply not an issue for young, otherwise healthy people.

Yes, a lot of people have had it. Everyone knows people. And?

So we dismiss the medical people and professionals putting out these studies because of anecdotes that people we know (or ourselves) are fine? If that were the case, these medical people are just scaremongering when they look at the relatively high rates of organ damage.

 

[temery]

The only thing I'll add in all this for those of you who have children 5-12 is that less than 1% of those testing positive are in this age range. A Dutch study has surmised some kind of innate immunity for the vast majority of children. They looked at cases in which both parents had Covid but their young children did not.

So, it could be that it is not a big risk for elementary and middle schools to open.

Then again--these are early days and these studies may be refuted in the future.

Most of the teachers and staff are older than 5 to 12.

 

[August_West]

The kid has had it. I’ve had it.

We’re 100% fine.

It’s simply not an issue for young, otherwise healthy people.

But surely it’s an issue for those you may contact?

 

[Fishy]

Yes, a lot of people have had it. Everyone knows people. And?

So we dismiss the medical people and professionals putting out these studies because of anecdotes that people we know (or ourselves) are fine? If that were the case, these medical people are just scaremongering when they look at the relatively high rates of organ damage.

As opposed to what....shutting down schools because people who show no symptoms might show symptoms years from now?

When will that study be done? We can just cancel this generation of kids If that fits the agenda.

 

[BlueDogs]

I’m 99.9% sure I had this at the start of March, I never was able to get tested during that time.

It took about 2.5 months for my breath to feel normal and I’m not sure it’s even “normal” now. I can’t point to anything specific as far as further effects but I know I haven’t really felt right since.

People talking about survival rate as a means to make it sound less serious infuriate me.

When you have it, you’ll feel the anxiety of not knowing whether you’re part of the 2% that will stop breathing, or whether you’ve infected your 18 month old. Or your pregnant fiancée.

Then tell me “survival rate is so high, it’s not that serious! We need to reopen!!”

Try driving down a road in Kabul wondering if there is an IED ahead or the dude coming up on you is a VBID trying to blow you up. Or sitting in a crappy tent in a compound at night waiting to get mortared, or walking along a Compound wall hoping somebody doesn’t toss a grenade over. I’m sorry you had the flu, but suck it up. You got no idea how badly most have it in the rest of the world.

 

[Fishy]

But surely it’s an issue for those you may contact?

If you are someone who is in at-risk group, you need to take care of yourself and avoid contact with the rest of the world until such time as it is safe to do so.

There’s no way around that - it’s not going away.

 

[Mr. French]

The kid has had it. I’ve had it.

We’re 100% fine.

It’s simply not an issue for young, otherwise healthy people.

Well that settles it.

 

[JimHurley]

If you are someone who is in at-risk group, you need to take care of yourself and avoid contact with the rest of the world until such time as it is safe to do so.

There’s no way around that - it’s not going away.

I broadly agree with this. I think we're approaching a point where we're going to have to live with the virus. We just have to do it responsibly.

 

[temery]

Only on the boneyard can you watch a self proclaimed STEM expert get into arguments over medical advice with actual medical doctors...

Bats are carriers, and show no symptoms. I wonder if that extends to people who are batshit crazy?