Kids getting non-Covid virus
A respiratory virus that isn’t Covid is rife among young children in Montreal. There is no vaccine yet against respiratory syncytial virus.
The city has put up a new phone line so parents can get a medical appointment for their kid rather than taking them to the ER.
MarcG 09:04 on 2021-09-29 Permalink
I’m really not a fan of this future we find ourselves in
Ephraim 12:11 on 2021-09-29 Permalink
From the reports, vaccination for kids 5 and up should start in November with 1/3rd of a dose.
The thing is, if we know that the largest group at the moment are kids 10 and under (likely 12 and under), then WHY are they at in-person school? Or am I the only one that doesn’t think that sending them to schools with poor or no ventilation is questionable?
DeWolf 13:19 on 2021-09-29 Permalink
Kids are back in school because the risk of long-term harm due to Covid is lower than the risk of long-harm due to having missed two years of education and socialization. Online learning is pretty much useless for young kids. That’s why most pediatricians have been advocates of in-person schooling throughout the pandemic.
Mark Côté 14:25 on 2021-09-29 Permalink
Another reason is that France has been very adamant about kids needing to attend school in person. As I think was remarked here once, if a Quebec policy seems out of place, look to France to see what they’re doing.
Kate 15:02 on 2021-09-29 Permalink
if a Quebec policy seems out of place, look to France to see what they’re doing.
It is so true. I don’t remember who said it here but it’s a tendency I’ve been noticing for years.
Ephraim 16:25 on 2021-09-29 Permalink
The reality is that the government should have insured proper ventilation, but that wasn’t done. So we are sending kids to school to get sick. The problem isn’t the need to educate kids, the problem is the government that didn’t ensure a safe place for kids to go.
Same idea as with Chicken Pox… which explains why we have a whole generation dealing with shingles. We just don’t know the long term effects of Covid.