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by nicoffeine 1579 days ago
She was correct if you don't consider children as a vector for COVID-19 transmission to parents and grandparents. Hundreds of thousands more people would have died if schools weren't shutdown before the vaccine was available.
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LanceH 1579 days ago
Should schools still be closed now? What else should be closed still?

Should schools be closed so firmly now that discussion of the subject is racist? At what point are people even allowed to discuss it?

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nicoffeine 1579 days ago
The guidance from the CDC has been relatively clear: closures depend on the state of the local hospital system and transmission rates. Closures that avoid overwhelming health systems protect medical staff, increase COVID survival rates, and allow people who need non-COVID treatment for diseases like cancer to have access. It has been that way since the beginning of COVID, and is part of the standard response for every pandemic in modern history.

The only person who has been bringing up racism is you. If you want to participate in a culture war by complaining about culture wars, go right ahead. If you want to discuss pandemic response, please join the conversation. Better yet, join the campaign to get people vaccinated. It will save lives and we can re-open more quickly.

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LanceH 1579 days ago
> The only person who has been bringing up racism is you.

The article directly addresses her being called racist for considering opening the schools. There are multiple paragraphs addressing this in the article.

> If you want to participate...

> If you want to discuss pandemic response

> Better yet, join the campaign to get people vaccinated

Thanks for telling me what I should do, without knowing what I've been doing.

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nicoffeine 1579 days ago
Every public figure has been called names. It comes with the territory and usually it's not worth mentioning. It's part of the deal and shouldn't be surprising to anyone who has decided to step into the public square. Some people fixate on that so they can get their 15 seconds of fame in the culture war game, others return the focus to the cause they are fighting for.

> Thanks for telling me what I should do, without knowing what I've been doing.

I can't read your mind. So far it's all emotions and no content, so hopefully you have been doing something more than that.

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