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If masks are so important it seems to me they'd be the most important group to keep covered. They are often snotty, don't cover during coughs and sneezes, play with other snotty kids, don't wash correctly, being closer to the ground catch the droplets as they fall, are not immune etc.
Ask any school teacher or bus driver about the germs they spread around.
What is the rationale of excluding them?
Last edited by mgdriver74; 06-27-2020 at 08:43 AM..
If masks are so important it seems to me they'd be the most important group to keep covered. They are often snooty, don't cover during coughs and sneezes, play with other snotty kids, don't wash correctly, being closer to the ground catch the droplets as they fall, are not immune etc.
Ask any school teacher or bus driver about the germs they spread around.
What is the rationale of excluding them?
I'm sorry to hear kids in NC are often snooty.
You might ask whomever wrote those rules why kids under 11 are exempt. Most places around here exempt kids under 2 - because it's unsafe for children that young to wear a mask. My 5 year old grandson (who lives in a bright red state) wears a mask.
Because kids aren’t going to die like an oldie
They are resilient old people just die
Maybe... but they certainly do become carriers and are a factor in transmission rates. We also don't know the long term impact to their health.
My young ones are 7 (twins). One has respiratory problem. They went strawberry picking yesterday and out for for a few hours wearing masks.. no problem. Although the masks got strawberry stains... we will just tie dye them as a project.
Antibodies do not necessarily provide immunity from this virus.
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When we talk about immunity against covid-19, we’re mostly referring to the production of antibodies by our body’s immune system. But this is also misleading. A preprint study uploaded this month, which measured antibody levels in patients in London, found that between 2% and 8.5% didn’t even develop detectable antibodies. Those in this group who survived infection (typically younger people) likely had to fight off infection through cell-mediated arms of the immune system—white blood cells and cytokines that directly engage and kill pathogens—rather than through antibodies that neutralize the virus.
Unfortunately, the little plague bearers are not very good at maintaining mask discipline. They should probably be towed around in portable bubble-bags.
Kidding... sort of.
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