Thank you as always for this. especially your first paragraph and remembering our children. The way kids aren't mentioned is adding so much pain to this strange/ upsetting re-entry time.
my/ my husband's question is this: is there quantifiable info about what exactly this does to the risk for unvaccinated children? If children were at lower risk of transmission and of infection before (and I'd like to see those numbers again), does this new state of affairs change that? What is the rate of transmission and "serious" infection (hopsitalization) or infection at all for those 12 and under compared to adults? What are your suggestions for parents to handle this while understanding the benefits for kids being back at school (and wanting that!) and knowing the vaccine is even further away for them? Thank you!!! You are one of the few things I can bear to read for the combo of science and calmness while being honest about the risks particularly from the perspective of someone with kids under 12.
-J
"This new wave has been coined the “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated” by the CDC, White House, and Twitter. Let’s remember that this includes children that don’t have the option to be vaccinated. And, while it is true (99% of hospitalized are unvaccinated), this branding assumes that no one else is impacted. The unvaccinated are infecting and killing people who lack sufficient immunity due to underlying medical conditions. Even among healthy people, the unvaccinated are testing the limits of the vaccine and causing unnecessary breakthrough cases. I think a better name would be a “Pandemic of Self Over Others”." (from above, your first paragraph.)
Thank you for this information, like washwords below, I am really interested in daily new cases across various age groups in Texas and by county. Is anyone producing data like this?
Thank you as always for this. especially your first paragraph and remembering our children. The way kids aren't mentioned is adding so much pain to this strange/ upsetting re-entry time.
my/ my husband's question is this: is there quantifiable info about what exactly this does to the risk for unvaccinated children? If children were at lower risk of transmission and of infection before (and I'd like to see those numbers again), does this new state of affairs change that? What is the rate of transmission and "serious" infection (hopsitalization) or infection at all for those 12 and under compared to adults? What are your suggestions for parents to handle this while understanding the benefits for kids being back at school (and wanting that!) and knowing the vaccine is even further away for them? Thank you!!! You are one of the few things I can bear to read for the combo of science and calmness while being honest about the risks particularly from the perspective of someone with kids under 12.
-J
"This new wave has been coined the “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated” by the CDC, White House, and Twitter. Let’s remember that this includes children that don’t have the option to be vaccinated. And, while it is true (99% of hospitalized are unvaccinated), this branding assumes that no one else is impacted. The unvaccinated are infecting and killing people who lack sufficient immunity due to underlying medical conditions. Even among healthy people, the unvaccinated are testing the limits of the vaccine and causing unnecessary breakthrough cases. I think a better name would be a “Pandemic of Self Over Others”." (from above, your first paragraph.)
Thank you for this information, like washwords below, I am really interested in daily new cases across various age groups in Texas and by county. Is anyone producing data like this?