[eli]

Yes, I am myself the parent of young children.

> kids are at statistically zero risk of covid unless they have cancer or something

At risk of what? Dying? What about passing covid on to others? Or covid symptoms that do not go away? What about merely needing to be hospitalized? That still seems pretty bad. My local Children's Hospital has more pediatric covid patients than at any time during the pandemic and the city has re-authorized crisis standards of care.

> the vaccines have been available for over a year now so you have had ample time to get one

Kids 5-12 have only had a few months and kids under 5 still have no vaccine.

> But I am done sacrificing my child’s well being to spare the elderly

That strikes me as rather cruel. What exactly are you sacrificing? Isn't every school in the country back to in-person? Is it having to wear a mask?

Look, I'm also tired of covid and don't want to have to think about it ever again. But the problems with the actual virus still far outweigh problems caused by our response to the virus.