I am seeing the argument that "kids aren't really affected by the virus." This argument is flawed for many reasons. Death isn't the only negative impact from this virus. Asymptomatic carriers of the virus may still encounter long-term health effects.
Also, kids don't live...
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in a vacuum. They go home to their parents / grandparents / guardians. They can transmit the virus to older people. One infected child could easily spread the virus through an entire community due to several variables. Indoor transmission is more effective than outdoor. Classes..
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generally last an hour or longer. This sets up the perfect storm for the Coronavirus to infect large groups of people from a single positive student. If schools re-open without requiring masks, it WILL eventually kill people.
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I can't recount how many times my coworkers with kids have said things like, "Oh yeah, little Johnny picked up a cold from school and now the whole family has it". This will happen with COVID, too!
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