Parents: how much does the idea of your kid getting Covid freak you out?

I think the difference in opinions on how to handle this specific issue related to the pandemic (concern for COVID among children) largely boils down to your personal risk tolerance/aversion. **This excludes those who can’t see this beyond a Republican/Democrat issue and accordingly believe 100% one way or the other.** For most reasonably intelligent people presented the same scientific data, some will inherently be more risk averse than others and choose a more conservative route, and vice versa. This is ok. That’s were the debate comes in to play. What makes me think you’re a mental midget is assuming anyone who doesn’t come to the exact same conclusion as you is a MORAN.

For what it’s worth - I’m a doctor who has been vaccinated and I have 2 young children. My concern for them related to COVID is less than RSV.

Instant News wrote:

A lot of selfish and inconsiderate people on here. Kids can give the virus to adults. It's obvious that the best we have against the virus is masks and the vaccines.

The problem is real. Wear masks, get the vaccine, stay healthy.

If the adults are vaccinated, why do you need to muzzle the kids and run a mass experiment on them. The best we have against the virus is the human immune system and vaccines for the elderly and susceptible; no masks and no vaccines for young people. Your claim is not obvious nor scientifically thought out...it is bad dogma.

runner dad guy wrote:

My three year old got Covid recently. Had a bad cough, fever for a couple days, but it really was similar to a half-dozen other times he’s gotten sick.

He’d played with a friend’s kids a few days before, so I called them, and the parents ABSOLUTELY PANICKED.

Based on the data, I don't see much reason to be overly concerned about Covid in kids. Nobody likes seeing their child in discomfort, but the risk of serious complications is extremely low. Curious how other parents here see things.

As usual on LRC, I am flabbergasted by all the comments in response to your question. Not a single person mentioned the real reason to be concerned about a young child getting sick from Covid until very briefly on the 4th page ('Instant News'). The concern is not for the KID, they'll be fine; the concern is for the PARENTS of the kid, and the parents of your kid's friends. However, if the parents are vaccinated -- which you do not mention in your post -- that concern can be greatly ameliorated. Before getting vaccinated, I was very worried about catching Covid from my kids, not because I'm at risk of dying, but because I'm at risk of going broke if I ever have to encounter the health care industry to get treatment for it. Influenza is also a serious disease but pediatric deaths from it in my state are slightly greater than those of covid-19, and we don't get all bent out of shape trying to prevent the flu.

Lead Foil Hat XXIV wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

1) Getting COVID is not inevitable.

2) Getting COVID while vaccinated is MUCH better than getting it while not.

3) You are a fool to be so sure that your kids will be "perfectly fine". More and more young people are getting sick, and severely so. Your kids are not immune from having serious issues just because they are young.

Dude, you are a liar. Young people are not getting sick nor at inceasingly higher rates and more sever cases. Stop listening to the liar Lester Dolt and stop watching CNN.

Nope. Not a liar. I never lie, EVER.

I also don't have cable television so your stupid mantra of "stop watching CNN" rings hollow with me.

Flagpole wrote:

old azz man wrote:

I am in health care. Our hospitals are full of Covid + patients. None of which are children.

Are you in New Orleans? Are you in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? You do realize that YOUR limited anecdotal evidence and experience does not define reality, right?

Children still seem to fare better than adults, BUT as the article states, there are areas of concern, and just faring better than adults doesn't mean children are immune from bad results (including death).

Why would you believe an article from a propaganda news site that has been non stop fear mongering since day one. Don't be a tool and stop trusting Lester Dolt.

Instant News wrote:

A lot of selfish and inconsiderate people on here. Kids can give the virus to adults. It's obvious that the best we have against the virus is masks and the vaccines.

The problem is real. Wear masks, get the vaccine, stay healthy.

CORRECT!

Lead Foil Hat XXIV wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

Are you in New Orleans? Are you in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? You do realize that YOUR limited anecdotal evidence and experience does not define reality, right?

Children still seem to fare better than adults, BUT as the article states, there are areas of concern, and just faring better than adults doesn't mean children are immune from bad results (including death).

Why would you believe an article from a propaganda news site that has been non stop fear mongering since day one. Don't be a tool and stop trusting Lester Dolt.

You are batsh!t crazy.

Jetagimath wrote:

My kids tested positive in April. The symptoms were mild but we all had to quarantine for 10 days so no school for 10 days. The quarantine was harder than the disease.

However I am afraid of the delta variant which seems to affect kids more.

1) I am glad to hear your kids managed COVID well.

2) I am sure that in your case the quarantine was tougher than the symptoms (and that's a thing for which to be grateful).

3) I don't think you need to be "afraid" (maybe "concerned" is a better word), but it is prudent to take as many precautions as you can.

4) My kids are adults, so they are vaccinated. I am glad I didn't have to deal with COVID while they were still too young to be vaccinated. I do not envy you.

The virus became politicized last year during an election year. The Left hated Trump so bad(and you know it) that would and did everything possible to dethrone him. It worked, you won. Doesn't change the fact that the Democratic party manipulated the 'science ' to fit their narrative. If you can't see this, I can't help you.

I have 2 kids, a 12yr old and a 2.5yr old. Nobody wants to see their kids with a fever, etc. I'm sure they would be fine but kids tend to be vectors for all sorts of viruses. No in-person school last year meant a very mild flu season.

Most a anti-vaxers still can't see beyond their turned up nose.

Get vaccinated.

Alan

Stoppit Smith wrote:

ffg wrote:

Yo. Do not feed the troll.

I will because I want a direct fight against The Unkle.

I still follow all previous and current Covid Safety protocol...

BUT I have had it with people like Unkle.

So, let's do this ...

I'm Mike...

I'm in Tennessee..

My number is (760) 891-9757

My email is

fitsport156@aol.com

Where do you want to do this Unkle??

Name, location, phone, email...

Provide or you're yeller....

A yeller Texan is the lowest form

So what unkle..be tough and provide or It's clear you're a fraud.

What part of TN? I'm moving to Clarksville, TN.

Calling people out to fight on LRC is so 1999.

Alan

1) Not all opinions are equal ones, even ones that come about as a weighing of risk. Not everyone properly weighs the risk, or they are incapable of understanding risk, or they use incorrect information on which to base the risk.

2) So, yes, there are some decisions that people make that show they are morons. Not getting vaccinated if you are able to be is one of those things. There is no wiggle room there.

3) You say you are a doctor. Are you an MD? I know several MDs. NONE of them say the same thing you did there about COVID vs. RSV. My Stanford-educated Immunology wife disagrees with you (I just ran this by her). COVID is a killer and carries with it potential long-term issues. People typically recover on their own without medical intervention from RSV within 14 days, and symptoms typically last just 3 to 7 days.

Runningart2004 wrote:

Stoppit Smith wrote:

I will because I want a direct fight against The Unkle.

I still follow all previous and current Covid Safety protocol...

BUT I have had it with people like Unkle.

So, let's do this ...

I'm Mike...

I'm in Tennessee..

My number is (760) 891-9757

My email is

fitsport156@aol.com

Where do you want to do this Unkle??

Name, location, phone, email...

Provide or you're yeller....

A yeller Texan is the lowest form

So what unkle..be tough and provide or It's clear you're a fraud.

What part of TN? I'm moving to Clarksville, TN.

Calling people out to fight on LRC is so 1999.

Alan

Calling out people for a physical fight is also ridiculous.

My son was diagnosed with COVID a few months ago and was quarantined. I think he coughed maybe twice. Had a low-grade fever one afternoon. Broke all his video game records.

High hopping worm - thanks. Just curious: can you give us a sense of what you do/don’t do to keep the kids safe? Are they in school? As a dad, I’m really interested in hearing this!

I, along with my four children, aged 2-10, tested positive for COVID this past spring. They were all either asymptomatic or had very little symptoms. I felt off for three days. Hardest part was the isolation to be honest.

I understand others are concerned, and they can be, but I'm not. Not that it's a be-all method, but I made sure all of us were downing our Vitamin D daily early on in the process. Maybe it helped, maybe it didn't, but we hardly felt the effects of COVID.

I`m an oncologist with kids. I freak put when my patients get Covid. Two have died. Many have had chemo delayed etc. A cancer patient’s risk of death from Covid is much, much HIGHER than people’s perception. Also, the vaccines don’t work in these patients, so it’s an ongoing threat.

With kids... It’s the exact opposite. The chance of a child without comorbidities dying from Covid is less than that of the flu. Some studies like the recent Hopkins study have found 0% mortality in healthy kids. Not a single death. For you worriers out there, there is a seropositivity of 30-40% of American kids (ie a third of all kids already have had Covid). Some of your kids already had it, and you didn’t know.

Flagpole wrote:

Runningart2004 wrote:

What part of TN? I'm moving to Clarksville, TN.

Calling people out to fight on LRC is so 1999.

Alan

Calling out people for a physical fight is also ridiculous.

To "Alan"....I believe that it's been made amply clear that I'm in Murfreesboro, as I have stated across multiple threads,if you'd just read.

Since you don't read, calling me out and saying you're moving here doesn't faze me especially because we're on the same side of the freaking argument!

And flagpole, most of these steroid -driven products of insensitive coaching and crackpot fraternities need some kind of upending in a massive way because if they are willing to see their kids or other loved ones get sick to assert their Billy Joe Jack hickabilly version of freedom then they need an act of God or mankind that will make them learn how to fear things and to obey.

I have no respect for the Texas version of what they call laahf (life) there. It kills people.

Sure. Our biggest goal in all of this has to been to keep our kids in daycare. We have a 1 and 4 year old. My wife is also expecting so which throws another wrench in this. We really value the interactions they get there and the 4 year old absolutely loves it. What does this mean?

1) We don’t fly with the kids. Period. Haven’t since the pandemic. We will drive 20 hours if we have to.

2) They only play with their school friends and next door neighbors. It’s not a perfect bubble but it does mean we have lost some other connections we had built up pre pandemic which is a shame.

3) We don’t take them to water parks, indoor playgrounds, museums etc. Instead we do a lot more early morning outdoor playgrounds, walks in the woods etc. things with less crowds.

3) No restaurants (they suck anyways with 1 and 4 year olds).

4) My wife and I are generally very careful about our own exposures. Not just from COVID but if anyone gets sick it is a HUGE pain in the butt. A small cough requires a COVID test, kids out of school, work disrupted. Examples, only use instakart, have been avoiding road races, not going to indoor weddings and stuff.

Reading this myself I don’t think our kids have had to really make too many concessions other than maybe not going some indoor activities that would be cool (like a movie theater). My wife and I have probably been more substantially disrupted.