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    1. Alasdair Munro‏Verified account @apsmunro 29 Jan 2021

      I've seen suggestions that the idea younger children might be less susceptible to infection with #COVID19 is a "myth", based on children just not being tested enough That is untrue! Whilst it's true children are under tested, this is not where this idea came from! 1/8

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    2. Arieh Kovler‏Verified account @ariehkovler 1 Feb 2021
      Replying to @apsmunro @zeynep

      The two positions I see are mostly absolutist. "Kids catch it same as adults" and "Kids don't catch or transmit it at all". I think people don't know what to do with "50% of adult susceptibility but they might often be placed in high-risk environments".

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Feb 2021
      Replying to @ariehkovler @apsmunro

      I have never seen the claim kids don’t catch or transmit *at all* from anyone in any of the related fields. Somehow people say that this is a mistaken belief but I have not seen it out in the wild from anyone serious.

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Feb 2021
      Replying to @zeynep @ariehkovler @apsmunro

      Every time a study comes out people say “see kids can catch it” as if anyone doubted this. They are clearly less susceptible, the susceptibility goes up with age, and they are extremely unlikely—less than flu—to get any severe consequence compared to adults. That’s where we are.

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    5. Alasdair Munro‏Verified account @apsmunro 1 Feb 2021
      Replying to @zeynep @ariehkovler

      Yes, exactly. Add to this list comments such as, "Guess schools aren't COVID free zones after all" "We need to stop magic thinking that kids don't transmit this virus" etc ad infinitum. Extraordinarily unhelpful.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Feb 2021
      Replying to @apsmunro @ariehkovler

      Yeah nonstop attacking of strawman to avoid discussing the reality. The kids are the losers. 😢

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        1. Shannon Hughes Hautamaki‏ @SMHred 1 Feb 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @apsmunro @ariehkovler

          I’m so frustrated by the lack of good sense in what I thought was my educated city. Local Facebook comments telling parents who advocate for kids to have school that “hope your kids bring COVID home and kill you. It’s the only way you’ll learn.”

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        1. NYC Angry Mom‏ @angrybklynmom 1 Feb 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @apsmunro @ariehkovler

          And I thought this was only happening in layman circles. Scary to see that it is happening among professionals as well.

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        2. Asif Imran‏ @5sigma 1 Feb 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @apsmunro @ariehkovler

          Would love to see you breakdown the results/studies for us lay folks. Eg I’m interested to know the risk of “kid’s bringing it home”. Anecdotally, my wife and I always get sick at the beginning of a typical school year 😬

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        3. Nikki Columbus‏ @nikkicolumbus 2 Feb 2021
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          But another strawman argument is “kids and schools aren’t driving infections,” when parents just don’t want their kids to get sick and get themselves sick. Kids are 50% less susceptible than adults, but we now have variants that are 50% more contagious. Where does that leave us?

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