A six-month program in Britain will assess the effects of a shorter workweek

Re:A six-month program in Britain will assess the effects of... by concordDance on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @03:48AM (#31651074)

That link is a very complicated one that could mislead people due to the first numbers they see. The number of direct deaths of under 10s in developed countries who did not suffer from a serious congenital condition is essentially 0 (e.g. in the UK about 1 in 20k deaths were of a child under 10 and as far as I know they all had serious health conditions).

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Re:A six-month program in Britain will assess the effects of... by TheOtherHobbes on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @04:59AM (#31651592)

There's been an outbreak of hepatitis recently which has resulted in a number of deaths and is very probably Covid-related.

There's also a significant risk of Long Covid, although the details are still being debated.

Covid attacks the immune system and also hugely increases the risk of complications from micro-clotting. It's certainly not a disease to be casual about, in either kids or adults.

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Re:A six-month program in Britain will assess the effects of... by concordDance on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @05:52AM (#31651936)

Note that long covid is MUCH more common in older populations. I'm unaware of a case of debilitating long covid in a child under 10.

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