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0 pointswisty5y ago0 comments

Covid barely spreads through children. It spreads through travel and large gathering of adults.

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There's pretty much no evidence for that. Kids are asymptomatic and the virus is so out of control that it's difficult to track down the graph of infections from kids is all.

Additionally teachers and school staff tilt pretty heavily to high risk groups. Watching so many of the adults die in their life would absolutely give kids depression too.

oceanplexian5y ago

Maybe it's a pet peeve of mine but the onus is not on public health institutions to prove or disprove a negative. Saying "There's not evidence of the virus _not_ spreading in Cohort X" is an almost impossible position. If you have evidence to show it's spreading, then present it, and make public policy decisions based on said evidence. If you don't have evidence, then you should not be making policy.

monocasa5y ago

Here's direct evidence: school closures are one of the most effective government interventions.

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6531/eabd9338

What I have an issue with is people stating crazy stuff like "covid barely spreads through children" even though they have no real data on it.

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wizzard5y ago

It's a pet peeve of mine for people to make a bold statement like "Covid barely spreads through children" when there's no scientific consensus yet.

I want it to be true, but it would be pretty incredible if it were. There are probably other factors at play.

AshWolfy5y ago

Thats not true when it comes to public health, often it is better policy to act as though the worst case scenario is true, because the consequences of overreacting are far less bad than the consequences of underreacting

Izkata5y ago

> Kids are asymptomatic

Yeah, and that's why it's not really a thing. Large amounts of asymptomatic spread turned out to be an early fear that wasn't true: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/asymptomatic-coronavirus-pat...

CodeMage5y ago

Tell that to Brazil: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346632665_Coronavir...

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monocasa5y ago

There's pretty much no evidence for that. Kids are asymptomatic and the virus is so out of control that it's difficult to track down the graph of infections from kids is all.

Additionally teachers and school staff tilt pretty heavily to high risk groups. Watching so many of the adults die in their life would absolutely give kids depression too.

oceanplexian5y ago

monocasa5y ago

Here's direct evidence: school closures are one of the most effective government interventions.

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6531/eabd9338

What I have an issue with is people stating crazy stuff like "covid barely spreads through children" even though they have no real data on it.

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wizzard5y ago

It's a pet peeve of mine for people to make a bold statement like "Covid barely spreads through children" when there's no scientific consensus yet.

I want it to be true, but it would be pretty incredible if it were. There are probably other factors at play.

AshWolfy5y ago

Izkata5y ago

> Kids are asymptomatic

Yeah, and that's why it's not really a thing. Large amounts of asymptomatic spread turned out to be an early fear that wasn't true: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/asymptomatic-coronavirus-pat...

CodeMage5y ago

Tell that to Brazil: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346632665_Coronavir...

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