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Test Your Child?

KarenQVC — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 01:37:30 GMT

for covid. If your child gets the symptoms would you have him/her tested? Some moms are blocking testing so the schools the kids attend won't close. A sort of pact among moms.

I would want to know for the sake of my child.

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chessylady — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 01:52:27 GMT

Are they sending their sick children to school with suspected covid or they treating the sick children at home without bothering to get them tested/treated by a doctor?

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chrystaltree — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 02:08:03 GMT

Thankfully, I do not live in a place where people are that selfish, mean and uneducated about Covid 19 or so unconcerend about the health of their own children or the community. If I had a young child and my child had possible symptoms or had possibly been exposed to Covid 19, you would not be able stop me from getting my child tested asap. And until my kid was tested and the test came back negative, our whole family would be in lockdown and we would tell the school, of course. That's because I would want the school to take whatever measure they deemed necessary to protect other children but mostly to protect the teachers and school staff. it's rare but some kids who have the virus develop a very serious neurological condition so there's no way that I would not want to know. Having said that, this actually happned at my grandaughter's preschool. One of the kids had symptoms after returning from trip to FL. The rule was that after going out of state to a state like that, they should self quarantine for 10 days but the parents didn't do that. At least they were responsible when the kid came down with a cold.....which is what it ended up being. Still, the school had to close until the results were in, I think it was 3 missed school days and then the weekend. I don't know how everyone handled it but my daughter and her husband work from home so they self quarantined until they got the "all clear". They just did not want to put anyone at risk. I wonder haw those despicable women would feel if a child took the virus home and a granparent or a sibling with cystic fibrosis got it and died. Actually, they probably would not feel anything it all.

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CrazyDaisy — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 02:42:36 GMT

And this pearl of information is coming from where?

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Carmie — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 02:53:53 GMT

If I had school aged children, yes, I would test them.

I volunteered in an elementary school before COVID hit, and I know for sure that many parents send their kids to school when they are sick..

Some of the kids were so sick, they could hardly stand up and walk. The nurse tried to call the parents, but either they won't answer, or say they cannot leave work to pick the child up. The poor kid has to lay in the " sick bay" all day. I feel so bad for these kids.

The school nurse was upset about them as she has a rare form of cancer and gets chemo treatments. She didn't want to catch what the child had.

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KarenQVC — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 03:03:08 GMT

@chessylady I don't remember that issue being part of the article.

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KarenQVC — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 03:19:35 GMT

I do remember that this was in Utah and the idea was to keep the schools open as well as athletics.

I would still want to know.

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hckynut — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 06:34:47 GMT

The risk of "children" dying from the ******* Virus are about the same as me dying of young age. Next to zero. With a 0.2% of dying, that is probably lower than then them dying of the flu.

I see many things worse than a "child" getting sick in this shutdown scenario. Children have always gotten sick, and with this ***** Virus? Sure they might get sick, but I am guessing those playing off the children, are the same ones that say: "Oh but they will pass it on to Gramps and Gramms"!

Guess nowadays "children" should all be put in a protective bubble. Slides are too dangerous/teeter totters/jungle jim /a merry-go-round. Now it's the virus with the 99.8% chance of surviving if contracted. Guess if it ain't 100%, keep 'em locked up and buy that bubble? SMH

hckynut

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AuntG — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:09:46 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
Thankfully, I do not live in a place where people are that selfish, mean and uneducated about Covid 19 or so unconcerend about the health of their own children or the community. If I had a young child and my child had possible symptoms or had possibly been exposed to Covid 19, you would not be able stop me from getting my child tested asap..... Having said that, this actually happned at my grandaughter's preschool. One of the kids had symptoms after returning from trip to FL.
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Too bad @chrystaltree 's daughter lives in an area filled with mean, selfish an uneducated people (those are her words, not mine). Although I see no need to be that harsh in judging other parents, I'd certainly have my child tested. I think some people have used up all their vacation/ personal hours at work, and they need the paycheck so they are reluctant to get tested.

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RetRN — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:23:21 GMT

Selfish,@chrystaltree wrote:
Thankfully, I do not live in a place where people are that selfish, mean and uneducated about Covid 19 or so unconcerend about the health of their own children or the community. If I had a young child and my child had possible symptoms or had possibly been exposed to Covid 19, you would not be able stop me from getting my child tested asap. And until my kid was tested and the test came back negative, our whole family would be in lockdown and we would tell the school, of course. That's because I would want the school to take whatever measure they deemed necessary to protect other children but mostly to protect the teachers and school staff. it's rare but some kids who have the virus develop a very serious neurological condition so there's no way that I would not want to know. Having said that, this actually happned at my grandaughter's preschool. One of the kids had symptoms after returning from trip to FL. The rule was that after going out of state to a state like that, they should self quarantine for 10 days but the parents didn't do that. At least they were responsible when the kid came down with a cold.....which is what it ended up being. Still, the school had to close until the results were in, I think it was 3 missed school days and then the weekend. I don't know how everyone handled it but my daughter and her husband work from home so they self quarantined until they got the "all clear". They just did not want to put anyone at risk. I wonder haw those despicable women would feel if a child took the virus home and a granparent or a sibling with cystic fibrosis got it and died. Actually, they probably would not feel

Selfish, mean, and uneducated? Another ridiculous post by someone who probably has little knowledge of the subject matter. The kid had a cold, good grief. Acting like your grandchild is going to die of the virus is beyond crazy, check the statistics.

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eadu4 — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:38:12 GMT

hckynut- you are correct. It is a science fact that the flu is far more deadly to children than this virus. They are at the lowest risk of this virus. The poster that mentioned the school nurse undergoing chemo for a "rare cancer" and yet is still treating children? Shame on the nurse! That's not duty. That's not loving your job and any nurse (I have several in my family) would NOT work with an issue that puts them at risk and if they are more suseptable would put others at risk since they are more likely to "catch" something and spread it. My sister has survived skin cancer several times. Had a portion of her right knee removed during one round. She has been a nurse for 45 plus years. She was out of work until her counts and recovery dictated she could work.

Should we test the children? IF they have symptoms sure. But since it's rare kids have symptoms of this let alone get it not sure why it's an issue. Worrying about the child giving it to the grandparents? How many grandparents still live with their grandkids? And I would think if they are then guess what? They are already exposed and yes I figure at that point they will be getting tested if the grandparents start showing syptoms. If you are visiting with your grandkids through this (as I am) I assume the risk. I'm ok with it. If you are in a high "risk" catagory you probably should not be teaching, but if your risk is very low there is very little risk in being in school. Seriously you are more at risk from the older teachers who are at a higher risk of getting and transmitting it then you are the kids. That's a science fact. Yes children are "germ carriers" but in this particular case they are at the lowest carrier level. Adults are the target carriers.

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goldensrbest — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:02:35 GMT

Yes, i would if i had school age kids, there has been some kids that died from this, so why not.

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qbetzforreal — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:55:58 GMT

@hckynut wrote:
The risk of "children" dying from the ******* Virus are about the same as me dying of young age. Next to zero. With a 0.2% of dying, that is probably lower than then them dying of the flu.

I see many things worse than a "child" getting sick in this shutdown scenario. Children have always gotten sick, and with this ***** Virus? Sure they might get sick, but I am guessing those playing off the children, are the same ones that say: "Oh but they will pass it on to Gramps and Gramms"!

Guess nowadays "children" should all be put in a protective bubble. Slides are too dangerous/teeter totters/jungle jim /a merry-go-round. Now it's the virus with the 99.8% chance of surviving if contracted. Guess if it ain't 100%, keep 'em locked up and buy that bubble? SMH

hckynut

Just wow!

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:35:36 GMT

C'mon, how many parents will pump the kid full of tylenol to bring a fever down and then send the kid off to school or day care.

Yeah it happens.

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Trinity11 — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:47:16 GMT

@hckynut wrote:
The risk of "children" dying from the ******* Virus are about the same as me dying of young age. Next to zero. With a 0.2% of dying, that is probably lower than then them dying of the flu.

I see many things worse than a "child" getting sick in this shutdown scenario. Children have always gotten sick, and with this ***** Virus? Sure they might get sick, but I am guessing those playing off the children, are the same ones that say: "Oh but they will pass it on to Gramps and Gramms"!

Guess nowadays "children" should all be put in a protective bubble. Slides are too dangerous/teeter totters/jungle jim /a merry-go-round. Now it's the virus with the 99.8% chance of surviving if contracted. Guess if it ain't 100%, keep 'em locked up and buy that bubble? SMH

hckynut

@hckynut , I don't know whether to laugh or cry. The misinformation in your post is sad. I have no idea where this is coming from in regard to statistics but it is magical thinking and not based on the facts.

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hckynut — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:04:27 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
Yes, i would if i had school age kids, there has been some kids that died from this, so why not.

@goldensrbest

Statistics- children dying of the ***** virus 0%-.0.23%. In 16 states Zero have died of it. In all reported states it is 0.15% of all children.

And who is at the highest risk of dying? My age bracket, not sure it is yours. I can say this however, whatever your actual age, your chance of dying by percentage(%) is way higher than a child.

So with a limited source of tests available right now, you are saying children should use those tests, not those at the highest risk?

hckynut

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goldensrbest — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:26:04 GMT

@hckynut , If you are a parent ,you will do what is best for your child, because you love them more than anyone.If my granddaughters came down with the symptoms of this virus, i would stress to my son,to have them tested.Not a child's fault there is not enough testing in place.

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chrystaltree — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:23:44 GMT

We are nearly a year into this and some people still think deaths are the only to fear from Covid 19. How is that even possible and all we have seen? It's not about deaths, people. Yes, deaths are low. It's more about the days and weeks some people can spend on a ventilator. It's about the heart damage that some people have after Covid 19. It's about the lung damage that many people have after Covid 19 and it appears to be permanent. It's about the devasting neurological problems that a small number of kids get after Covid 19. It's about businesses having to close when employees come down with, even if they are non symptomatic. It's about people just not wanting to be sick. I can't speak for everyone but I don't want to get it and be sick as a dog for a week. The selfishness when it comes to wanting to get the kids out of the house or have them in sports when the world is experiencing a pandemic is miindboggling.

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tends2dogs — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:27:15 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
Thankfully, I do not live in a place where people are that selfish, mean and uneducated about Covid 19 or so unconcerend about the health of their own children or the community.

Wow, do you know everyone in your community and what they do, what choices they make?

You must live in Utopia......where no one is selfish, mean, or uneducated about Covid........lucky you....

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Ibby114 — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:39:40 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
We are nearly a year into this and some people still think deaths are the only to fear from Covid 19. How is that even possible and all we have seen? It's not about deaths, people. Yes, deaths are low. It's more about the days and weeks some people can spend on a ventilator. It's about the heart damage that some people have after Covid 19. It's about the lung damage that many people have after Covid 19 and it appears to be permanent. It's about the devasting neurological problems that a small number of kids get after Covid 19. It's about businesses having to close when employees come down with, even if they are non symptomatic. It's about people just not wanting to be sick. I can't speak for everyone but I don't want to get it and be sick as a dog for a week. The selfishness when it comes to wanting to get the kids out of the house or have them in sports when the world is experiencing a pandemic is miindboggling.

@chrystaltree the long term effects of covid are an unknown entity as well.