It's not really irrelevant.
by FaytlND (2021-08-02 14:53:40)
Edited on 2021-08-02 15:29:11

In reply to: An irrelevant point  posted by OrangeJubilee


The original point of the thread was masks/distancing. Those are basically the "seatbelts" of COVID. A minor annoyance that can be effective. Are 500 child deaths worth that annoyance (at least as it relates to schools and high-transmission areas?) I'd say yes.

EDIT: And it should be noted that those 300 deaths are with schools using mitigation measures, hybrid, etc. In other words, 300 is the number with seatbelts. What's the number when we go without? We may find out. Why we would choose to figure out that number is beyond me, though.