devondudley wrote: » My next door neighbours kids aged 9 and 11 both tested positive last sat. So that means they can just head away to school they will be fine not infecting anyone. What expect did u talk to. Doctor nick ?
khalessi wrote: » My brother and his wife both had bad bouts of covid19 and their kids got it too. Here is a boy who got ithttps://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200407/little-boy-with-cystic-fibrosis-beats-coronavirus Kids caan get it but like adults they get over it babieshttps://kfmradio.com/news/11042020-1601/hse-several-babies-kildare-have-tested-positive-covid-19
trapp wrote: » Ah would you ever stop with this nonsense. We all know kids can get it. We're just saying that, thankfully, they are not at much at risk of becoming seriously ill as older people are.
trapp wrote: » Dear oh Dear oh Dear my poor friend think before you post. If they tested positive they would stay at home for 14 days as public health advice recommends to. In fact as has been said numerous times by the CMO, they should self isolate from the moment they have symptoms regardless of a positive test.
devondudley wrote: » Read the thread I wasn’t suggesting that at all you smart ass what I was saying was going by the other posters logic that kids can’t infect others they are fine to head out.
trapp wrote: » I spoke to a parent today who feels there are more risks to keeping their child at home indefinitely. The child hasn't seen his friends or teacher since early March. The sports he plays have all been shut down and remain so. He has become anxious, tempermental and withdrawn spending hours on computer games. The parent is genuinely sad for their child. In case you haven't noticed my poor friend the virus does not cause any serious health issues in children.
Deleted User wrote: » Even if their child is at risk? Which they will be in a school where social distancing can't realistically happen and shared toilets etc. That's sad.
Deleted User wrote: » Children have died my "poor friend".
BanditLuke wrote: » Children are spreaders and children have died, my poor friend.
NelRom wrote: » Sports and other hobbies shutting down is also a proble, but you can practice football, hurley, music most homes other than apartments. Keeping the structure of these things in place is important for mental health.
Radharc na Sleibhte wrote: » Deaths by age group in Ireland from Covid-19: none below the age of 20 20 to 30 - fewer than five 30 to 40 - fewer than five 40 to 49 - 12 deaths 50 to 59 - 29 deaths 60 to 69 - 53 deaths 70 plus - 667 deaths From Fergal Bowers
trapp wrote: » Despite the evidence I can think of a few posters who will still insist the virus is deadly to children.
Ray Donovan wrote: » If an 8 year old picks it up and brings it to school it will be deadly to A LOT of people's grandparents. I think that is the crux of the matter really.
Zahir Bitter Cellist wrote: » So our choices here are do we keep schools closed or do we cocoon grandparents until there's a better option?
khalessi wrote: » Either causes mental distress as children will be separaed from their grandparents and vice versa, an important relationship to a lot of children, and the schools closed means they will miss their friends. It is a tough decision either way Eventually the schools will reopen whether in June or September, hopefully the Dept of Ed will have some tangible plan apart from leaving it locally to teachers to organise. That is the biggest worry
Eventually the schools will reopen whether in June or September, hopefully the Dept of Ed will have some tangible plan apart from leaving it locally to teachers to organise. That is the biggest worry
Ray Donovan wrote: » They won't!!
iguana wrote: » Children don't appear to spread it though. There has been contact tracing done on children who tested positive and not one of their contacts became infected by them. <> Then if the evidence keeps pointing to children not being spreaders schools should be opened in as normal away as possible for the children with the biggest changes that are made being ones to stop school staff and parents spreading the virus.
Supercell wrote: » Maybe staggered starts and staggered finishes?
iguana wrote: » Children don't appear to spread it though. There has been contact tracing done on children who tested positive and not one of their contacts became infected by them. It's too early to base policy on early studies but right from the beginning the data was suggesting that children are not spreaders of Covid and as more data is gathered this is increasingly looking to be true. Most children are infected by adults in the home and do not spread themselves. My feeling is that schools should remain closed for another few weeks/months and this should be studied further. Then if the evidence keeps pointing to children not being spreaders schools should be opened in as normal away as possible for the children with the biggest changes that are made being ones to stop school staff and parents spreading the virus.
Long_Wave wrote: » Schools should be opened tommorow imo. The whole idea is to stop the spread so that hospitals wouldn't be overwhelmed at once but the hospitals seem to be empy at the moment with the vast majority of covid 19 cases within the 4 walls of nursing homes.
khalessi wrote: » How do you plan to open the schools safely for over 1 million students?
Long_Wave wrote: » I don't know if you aware of this, but the schools were never closed to stop the children or yourself from getting covid 19 ever, whether it's tommorow or September 2021 there is no getting away from it.
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