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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by orobinson on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:00AM (#30036658)
That's because the chances of serious illness with Covid in under 5s is extremely small. Here in the UK nobody under 12 has been vaccinated except those who are extremely vulnerable. The data for England[0] puts the death rate within 28 days of a positive test in the 0-4 age group at 0.8 per 100,000. I believe there are around 3 million children in that age group in the UK so that works out as 24 deaths in that age group in the UK throughout the entire pandemic. Obviously that's a tragic number and awful for the affected families, but at the same time you have to put the risk to your children in perspective for your own sanity.

My kids are 2 and 5 - they've both had Covid at least once, possibly twice and it was indistinguishable from all the other colds they've had since the pandemic hit.

[0] https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/deaths?areaType=nati...

Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by nkrisc on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:17AM (#30036790)
I’m worried about him spreading it to immuno-compromised relatives.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by orobinson on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:24AM (#30036841)
Understandable. Although vaccinations have proven only partially effective at preventing you getting covid so even if he was vaccinated you wouldn’t be in a much better position in that regard.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by nkrisc on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:41AM (#30037007)
You might be right, but we’re erring on the side of caution. There are many things we can’t control so we’re focusing on the things we can.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by zestyping on Sunday January 23, 2022 @02:52AM (#30044419)
I don't know what the parent of your comment is talking about. Vaccination shots 6+ months ago are not that effective any more, but if you got a booster shot recently, it's very effective. It reduces your chances of getting COVID by a factor of 5 to 10.