08-09-2021, 05:26 AM
To Aaron's point, if 4.2 million children have tested positive, but the CDC only lists 349 child (0-17) deaths involving COVID-19, then it doesn't seem "very deadly" for children. Based on CDC numbers though, about twice as many children have died of COVID-19 than the flu since the pandemic started. That seems more deadly. 349 child deaths would be almost 10 years worth of school shootings happening in a little over a year. Seems like something we would try to prevent.
Also consider almost three times as many hospitalizations (~60,000) among children for COVID-19 vs flu. And consider that we don't know what percentage of infected children (the millions) will suffer "long-haul" Covid. And that most of these statistics are from before Delta and other new variants became dominant.
No matter how you view those numbers, no one is being asked to do much besides please wear a mask and please get vaccinated. Even if it will "only" save a few hundred children's lives, or "potentially" prevent a more deadly variant, why not choose to do it? What's the big deal?
Also consider almost three times as many hospitalizations (~60,000) among children for COVID-19 vs flu. And consider that we don't know what percentage of infected children (the millions) will suffer "long-haul" Covid. And that most of these statistics are from before Delta and other new variants became dominant.
No matter how you view those numbers, no one is being asked to do much besides please wear a mask and please get vaccinated. Even if it will "only" save a few hundred children's lives, or "potentially" prevent a more deadly variant, why not choose to do it? What's the big deal?