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

1) fair enough. When you see information being applied in a way you believe is incorrect, then point the fallacies in their logic. Just calling people or dumb or morons is a cop out.

2) In my first sentence you can see I’m specifically talking about differences in opinion regarding how concerned to be regarding COVID among children — not about getting the vaccine. I think opinions can reasonably differ among what precautions you think are necessary to take for protecting children who are not approved for the vaccine.

3) Yes. I’m an MD. Where I live there are more small children in the PICU for RSV right now than COVID. This is largely due to lifting of mandates and kids interacting at much higher rate in recent months. Again, the risk of RSV causing a serious enough infection to land a child in the hospital is very low (historically about 1-3%), but I would venture to say that rate is higher than COVID for the same patient population. I would imagine rate of intubation is higher as well. Even with that, I’m still letting my kids interact with other kids.

See Covid Doctor’s post. My sentiment is similar to theirs. COVID is not a disease that is killing healthy kids.

1) Good for you for saying "fair enough". I will leave it at that on this one.

2) My point #2 is just a debating device. Just pointing out that yes, people can be given the label of moron based on their actions...people deciding not to get a COVID vaccine is one such thing. I did not say or suggest that you were talking about vaccines. I was refuting your point that a person who doesn't agree with you shouldn't be labeled a "moron". They shouldn't be just BECAUSE they disagree with you...it depends on what they are disagreeing with you about. If they like eggplant and I don't, that doesn't make them a moron. If they think that for any reason an eligible person should not get a COVID vaccine, then they are a moron.

3) I agree that as of now, COVID isn't killing a bunch of healthy kids. Death, of course, isn't the only risk here, so I think you are being a bit more cavalier than you should be, and a bit more than MDs and Immunology/research people I know, but my experience doesn't necessarily make me right and you wrong. These are people I know and trust and respect though, so I do tend to side with them on the severity of COVID and potential risks even to young children...not to mention children who then spread it to non-children who are more vulnerable.

Flagpole wrote:

Lead Foil Hat XXIV wrote:

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.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/delta-variant-more-dangerous-children-growing-number-kids-are-very-n1276035

Yet you keep posting lies from NBC. I already stated this, they have been fear mongering from the start.

Controlling kids because you are worrying about if they will affect adults is child abuse. Admit it, you were never worried or cared about the kids; you are worried about yourself. Worried adults can get the vaccine, then they should stop trying to control everyone else that is not worried. You are still a liar.

Just casually throwing around the word child abuse now? Real classy.

My daughters 11. It’s definitely a worry but there’s really nothing you can do. Now if she actually got covid well obviously I’d be freaking panicked too. I didn’t choose the online classes and anything like that last year tho. She still went to school and will continue to do so. They missed about half of school two years ago and last year they maybe went half the time. That’s probably my biggest worry. I’m glad she’s was 10 when this started and not Pre school or kindergarten age. I couldn’t imagine how hard it is on those kids basically losing a year and a half of school.

Plenty of things to worry about if that's how you live.

Covid is not near the top of the list

Not at all.

Worry if the kids will be forced to be vaccinated ...

toughone wrote:

My daughters 11. It’s definitely a worry but there’s really nothing you can do. Now if she actually got covid well obviously I’d be freaking panicked too. I didn’t choose the online classes and anything like that last year tho. She still went to school and will continue to do so. They missed about half of school two years ago and last year they maybe went half the time. That’s probably my biggest worry. I’m glad she’s was 10 when this started and not Pre school or kindergarten age. I couldn’t imagine how hard it is on those kids basically losing a year and a half of school.

I don't want my kids to get covid, but I wouldn't panic if either of my children (under 12) got the virus. They are highly unlikely to suffer anything worse than the common cold. Until someone can show me some actual data demonstrating otherwise, I see no reason to panic.

Lockdowns and forced remote learning are bigger concerns to me for my children than the virus itself. Neither did well during lockdown for different reasons. The decision to send my children to school face-to-face was the best decision my wife and I made last year, and there were ZERO issues. My kids will continue to go to school, participate in extracurricular activities, travel, and visit friends and family. And I will continue to fight for their right to do so.

Children in the United States have been harmed more by measures meant to "protect" them than they have by the virus itself.

The infection fatality rate for children infected with Covid remains far less than that of the typical seasonal flu.

Lead Foil Hat XXIV wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

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.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/delta-variant-more-dangerous-children-growing-number-kids-are-very-n1276035

Yet you keep posting lies from NBC. I already stated this, they have been fear mongering from the start.

You are out of your mind.

DanM wrote:

The infection fatality rate for children infected with Covid remains far less than that of the typical seasonal flu.

It IS crazy low right now for sure for young children. There is some evidence that the Delta variant is more of a problem, but as I have said several times, the issue with COVID isn't ONLY death. We really don't want ANYONE getting COVID. Children (or anyone else) who gets it is then just a spreader. Beyond getting vaccinated so that we don't have big issues if we DO get COVID, people should do all they can to not get it.

One of my two kids had the Rona. He felt sick enough to stay in bed for one day. He did have loss of taste for awhile. My other child and myself were in the same house with him, ate meals with him, did not wear masks, did not catch the Rona. Not worried.

Flagpole wrote:

It IS crazy low right now for sure for young children. There is some evidence that the Delta variant is more of a problem, but as I have said several times, the issue with COVID isn't ONLY death. We really don't want ANYONE getting COVID. Children (or anyone else) who gets it is then just a spreader. Beyond getting vaccinated so that we don't have big issues if we DO get COVID, people should do all they can to not get it.

Avoidance has major costs and consequences though. While anything is possible, there’s presently no reason to be overly concerned about long-term symptoms or recurrences.

All the kids I know that have gotten Covid have been absolutely fine…it’s a cold, that’s it.

Why? I want to get it now so that I have some immunity against stronger strains. I have tried everything but been unsuccessful.

Being financially forced to send my kids to public school is what freaks me out.

highhoppingworm wrote:

Sure our resident Nazi. Would you care to share what I should be worried about Unkle?

Ever notice how these Covid devotees never discuss the points being made, but resort to name calling?

Same tactic the Israel First crowd has used for decades.

Flagpole wrote:

DanM wrote:

The infection fatality rate for children infected with Covid remains far less than that of the typical seasonal flu.

It IS crazy low right now for sure for young children. There is some evidence that the Delta variant is more of a problem, but as I have said several times, the issue with COVID isn't ONLY death. We really don't want ANYONE getting COVID. Children (or anyone else) who gets it is then just a spreader. Beyond getting vaccinated so that we don't have big issues if we DO get COVID, people should do all they can to not get it.

One of my teenagers still has no sense of smell after 4 months.

But who needs that, right?