State data available from the American Academy of Pediatrics also shows that for New York City and the 20 states with hospitalization data, between 0.6% and 9.1% of all pediatric cases resulted in hospitalization, as of July 9. And for New York City and the 43 states with mortality data, between 0% and 0.2% of kids with COVID-19 died, with 24 states reporting no deaths in children.
It’s nevertheless important to acknowledge that the risk of COVID-19 to children is not zero.
“It is not nil, but it is low,” said William Hanage, an epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, of the risk of death to kids and teens in a press call. “No age group gets out of this without risk.”
The local school board is pushing a a return immediately to a “normal” school experience. This idiocy is driven by two brothers who believe the pandemic is a fake crisis created by Democrats. The superintendent, other administrators, and an overwhelming percent of faculty and staff are opposed to starting until the 15% numbers we currently have gets to 5% or lower per guidelines. Teachers here are frightened. Many have underlying conditions that make them more vulnerable or who have children who really can get the virus or who are responsible for elderly family. Our governor is an idiot suck-up to the idiot in the White House and keeps dithering around to avoid making a decision. Anyone who has ever worked with youngsters knows it is easier to herd cats than to enforce policies with which they don’t agree. Masks, distancing—get real.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
So when the decisions of the Republican death cult start killing children, will the voters finally turn against them?
braindead Premium Member over 3 years ago
160,000 deaths.
And counting.
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Of course, you could look at all that death as the successful result of the Republican* policy of how to respond to the virus:
LET ’ER RIP!
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*Now the Party Of Trump
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
State data available from the American Academy of Pediatrics also shows that for New York City and the 20 states with hospitalization data, between 0.6% and 9.1% of all pediatric cases resulted in hospitalization, as of July 9. And for New York City and the 43 states with mortality data, between 0% and 0.2% of kids with COVID-19 died, with 24 states reporting no deaths in children.
It’s nevertheless important to acknowledge that the risk of COVID-19 to children is not zero.
“It is not nil, but it is low,” said William Hanage, an epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, of the risk of death to kids and teens in a press call. “No age group gets out of this without risk.”
Fact check. org
bakana over 3 years ago
Somebody ’Splain to me why the GOP thinks risking the lives of a bunch of Kids is going to make their parents vote Republiklan?
The Love of Money is . . . over 3 years ago
If the kids aren’t of voting age by November 3rd do you think Trump cares about them?
stillfickled Premium Member over 3 years ago
Tom Stiglich is gone.
Twobit over 3 years ago
The local school board is pushing a a return immediately to a “normal” school experience. This idiocy is driven by two brothers who believe the pandemic is a fake crisis created by Democrats. The superintendent, other administrators, and an overwhelming percent of faculty and staff are opposed to starting until the 15% numbers we currently have gets to 5% or lower per guidelines. Teachers here are frightened. Many have underlying conditions that make them more vulnerable or who have children who really can get the virus or who are responsible for elderly family. Our governor is an idiot suck-up to the idiot in the White House and keeps dithering around to avoid making a decision. Anyone who has ever worked with youngsters knows it is easier to herd cats than to enforce policies with which they don’t agree. Masks, distancing—get real.
gileshead over 3 years ago
Kids! They really are work!