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Re-opening the economy means killing children. Including BLACK CHILDREN!!!!!


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2020 Jul 17, 6:25pm   821 views  7 comments

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Flu figures show 125 child deaths, record-high hospitalizations in young children.

Another 20 children have died of flu, with the total number up to 125 so far this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC).

The death toll at this point in the season is higher than the same time period in every season since reporting began in 2004-’05, except for the H1N1 pandemic in 2009.

In a report released Friday, the CDC noted that while overall hospitalization rates are similar to this period in recent seasons, rates among school-age children and young adults are higher. Children ages 4 and younger have been hospitalized at a rate of 80.1 per 100,000 children, the highest rate the CDC has on record, even surpassing rates during the 2009 pandemic.

So far this season, there have been at least 32 million flu illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths from the flu. This season’s flu vaccines are reducing children’s doctor visits for the illness by 55%, according to CDC estimates.

Lab data show the number of illnesses due to influenza A and B viruses are about equal for the season overall, although there has been a continued increase in influenza A in recent weeks. Most pediatric deaths (87 of 125) have been associated with influenza B viruses.

On Thursday, the World Health Organization made its recommendations for composition of influenza virus vaccines for the 2020-’21 northern hemisphere influenza season (https://www.who.int/influenza/vaccines/virus/recommendations/2020-21_north/en/). A U.S. committee will take up the issue on March 4 (https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/vaccines-and-related-biological-products-advisory-committee-march-4-2020-meeting-announcement).

The CDC continues to recommend everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated. Physicians with high-risk patients who have contracted the virus should treat them promptly with antivirals.

https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/02/28/flu022820

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1   SunnyvaleCA   2020 Jul 17, 6:34pm  

Dangers of opening:
Some say that children are naturally somewhat immune to the disease and, if caught, exhibit mild symptoms and aren't particularly contagious. That doesn't sound bad to me.

Dangers of remaining closed:
Many children live in dysfunctional "homes." As bad as the schools might be, schools serve additional protective and social goals over and above the standard curricula. Kids will miss out on those. Those same "homes" are probably not giving the kids any education at all, which is worse than it seems: in addition to not moving forward, lack of use means already-learned skills are being lost. A single missed year of school might mean the student is more like 1.5 years behind, not just a single year behind.
2   Shaman   2020 Jul 17, 6:40pm  

I see what you did here.
3   theoakman   2020 Jul 17, 7:29pm  

The democrats have decided to try to hold every kid's education hostage as well. I fail to see the winning strategy here. I'm a teacher. I want my kids in school and I want to go back to work.
4   WookieMan   2020 Jul 18, 5:11am  

theoakman says
The democrats have decided to try to hold every kid's education hostage as well. I fail to see the winning strategy here. I'm a teacher. I want my kids in school and I want to go back to work.

It should be a choice not dictated by government or administrators. If you're a teacher and want to teach during the Covid era, that's your right to do so. If you want to send your kid to school full time, that should be able to happen as you are paying for the service by no choice through your taxes. If you're worried as a teacher don't work. If you're worried as a parent, don't send your kid to school. This is a pretty straight forward issue. Why are we over complicating this?
5   theoakman   2020 Jul 18, 5:53am  

WookieMan says
theoakman says
The democrats have decided to try to hold every kid's education hostage as well. I fail to see the winning strategy here. I'm a teacher. I want my kids in school and I want to go back to work.

It should be a choice not dictated by government or administrators. If you're a teacher and want to teach during the Covid era, that's your right to do so. If you want to send your kid to school full time, that should be able to happen as you are paying for the service by no choice through your taxes. If you're worried as a teacher don't work. If you're worried as a parent, don't send your kid to school. This is a pretty straight forward issue. Why are we over complicating this?


Because Trump said kids should be back in school. These idiots would boycott milk if Trump advocated it for your child.
6   Onvacation   2020 Jul 18, 5:54am  

theoakman says

Because Trump said kids should be back in school. These idiots would boycott milk if Trump advocated it for your child.

Trump did say wear a mask...
7   georgeliberte   2020 Jul 18, 6:52am  

Dangers of remaining closed:
Many children live in dysfunctional "homes." As bad as the schools might be, schools serve additional protective and social goals over and above the standard curricula. Kids will miss out on those. Those same "homes" are probably not giving the kids any education at all, which is worse than it seems: in addition to not moving forward, lack of use means already-learned skills are being lost. A single missed year of school might mean the student is more like 1.5 years behind, not just a single year behind.

And how many of those 'at danger' children will simply drop out of school and society. Next gen looters.

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