momof2gr8kids
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LOL Darn you were probably thinking hey I don't feel so bad, I hope it's COVID-19 cause now I survived and have immunity.Just test me for everything!
Glad you got the test result so soon.
LOL Darn you were probably thinking hey I don't feel so bad, I hope it's COVID-19 cause now I survived and have immunity.Just test me for everything!
Hi Hon
Most of the posts here will be from Canadians as this is a Canadian Trip Planning & Community Board .
It looks like you are from Athens Georgia USA.? Not that you are not welcome to post here but our experiences versus another country's will be quite different.
Good that your immune system is working well.
Regards
Mel
I'm aware we are in different countries but if a test is being tested, wouldn't it be released to other countries as well? I was just pointing out that while there might not be a vaccine in March there might be a way to test for immunity, which some were asking about.
There wasn't a vaccine for Chicken Pox for decades. Nobody worried about it. In fact, ask anyone over the age of about 40 to show you their chicken pox scars - we all have them. LSS - I'd expect the same here. It's going to be years, not months, if they ever do come up with a vaccine. Frankly I think it's a big mistake keeping kids out of schools. Their symptoms are typically mild or nonexistent. With the schools open, at least THEY would have herd immunity. Too many people are worried about spread outside of schools though, so we don't. The herd immunity has to start somewhere.
This seems like another silver lining. 15 kids to a class? YES PLEASE! 40 kids to a class was ridiculous anyway. My guess (maybe my hope?) is when nothing happens you'll see more parents send their kids back to school.Some regions have seen attendance rates up to 80% and others more like 40-50%. In my daughters class, they are close to 50% (if they go back). Like I wrote, right now it's 15 students per class max and teachers with risk factors or living with someone high-risk are not required to go back to work. Just like they suggested that kids with parents that have risk factors should not attend. My daughter's best friend has two parents with diabetes and when they asked my opinion, I told them I would keep them home if I was in their shoes. Like any situation, it's not all black and white. As for not seeing my parents, I won't be able to see our parents anyway because they live in different regions and I don't think we should move from a hot region to a cold one.
This seems like another silver lining. 15 kids to a class? YES PLEASE! 40 kids to a class was ridiculous anyway. My guess (maybe my hope?) is when nothing happens you'll see more parents send their kids back to school.
That's not how it works ..you can't have herd immunity in the small bubble of a school, is not a community or a closed system. Kids don't experience a lot of symptoms but they are excellent little carriersThere wasn't a vaccine for Chicken Pox for decades. Nobody worried about it. In fact, ask anyone over the age of about 40 to show you their chicken pox scars - we all have them. LSS - I'd expect the same here. It's going to be years, not months, if they ever do come up with a vaccine. Frankly I think it's a big mistake keeping kids out of schools. Their symptoms are typically mild or nonexistent. With the schools open, at least THEY would have herd immunity. Too many people are worried about spread outside of schools though, so we don't. The herd immunity has to start somewhere.