Obviously that Atlantic article was upsetting to many people, many of whom I respect and admire. I wanted to respond. My goal in the article was to help parents understand what many people say when they say children are "low risk" (1/n)
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And to help people think through what the situation will be for parents and kids in the summer, when the Biden Administration suggests adults will all have vaccine access. I had hoped the framing of thinking about child versus adult risks and vaccinations would help (2/n)
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In the article, I talk about the risks of hospitalization and death for children, and then say explicitly "Yes, kids are protected from serious illness, just like their vaccinated grandparents, but they are not as protected from contracting the virus at all." (3/n)
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I go on to talk about the role of high adult vaccination rates in the summer in driving lower case rates and making things safer for children. Most of this nuance was lost in the headline. (4/n)
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I know I have a platform and the responsibility to use it carefully. I stand behind the analysis in this article, but I regret the way it has come across. (n/n)
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Exactly. Right off the bat, the article is wrong, wrong, wrong.

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