Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing
by brianmcc on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @05:27AM
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In the UK we're not vaccinating under 18s in volume - not yet anyway. I really don't want my kids to take part in the Great Adolescent Long Covid Experiment.
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Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing
by jinpa_zangpo on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @08:25AM
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Long Covid is not a problem in children according to this study:
Hopefully! Although I think "no clear evidence yet" isn't the same as "no problem". From the article itself there is a lack of clarity/conclusiveness:
"Children can experience SARS-CoV-2 postviral syndromes, but it is unclear to what extent these individuals are affected by long COVID"
We've been learning new stuff about COVID for 18 months now. I suspect we'll continue learning more about it for a long time to come. And I'm not keen to bet my kids' wellbeing on "it'll be fine" if I can avoid it (and they may yet catch it anyway - one can't wrap them in cotton wool).
Just saying - I prefer caution over complacency really.