Doctor’s open letter to Legault and Arruda
Pediatric infectious disease specialist Christos Karatzios, who works at the Children’s, has written an open letter to François Legault and Dr. Horacio Arruda, explaining why sending kids back to school won’t be the magic that creates herd immunity in Quebec.
(I’m sorry, but that’s a Facebook link and I don’t have any other source for it. The link is via reddit.)
I have another general link on herd immunity from the Guardian.
François Legault will soon be giving orders for reopening things and sending kids back to school, because it would be a tragedy not to send them back in for the last few weeks of the term, right.
Kevin 11:57 on 2020-04-25 Permalink
If you recall, Dr.Karatzios’ newborn was exposed to measles last year at Carrefour Laval https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/montreal/2019/6/30/1_4488899.html
dmdiem 12:05 on 2020-04-25 Permalink
This might be catastrophically stupid. We don’t know two things:
A) How long after exposure you remain immune.
B) How long will it take to reach herd immunity.
If A is less than B then herd immunity is impossible.
And that’s assuming exposure confers immunity at all.
Dominic 15:49 on 2020-04-25 Permalink
Except that maybe getting and recovering from COVID doesnt give you immunity at all 🙁
https://www.france24.com/en/20200425-no-evidence-that-recovering-from-covid-19-gives-people-immunity-who-says
Raymond Lutz 16:08 on 2020-04-25 Permalink
À qui la chance? In China, one child out of 20 suffered from the SEVERE FORM of covid-19 (though one was asymptotical and 10 were struck mildly). Severe form = “early respiratory symptoms, such as fever and cough, may be accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhea. The disease usually progresses at ∼1 week, and dyspnea occurs with central cyanosis. Oxygen saturation is <92% with other hypoxia manifestations." Source: "Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Children in China" (based on 2135 cases)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-doctor-son-battling-virus-in-the-hospital/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=87287385 (Content warning: child coughing and insufferable musical soundtrack, parents beware) 😎