Reminder
Doctors used to say kids don’t need anaesthetic or painkillers… because they did not recognise pain in very young children.
Kids do need protection from COVID-19. The very young may take years to be able to tell us what is happening.
Doctors used to say kids don’t need anaesthetic or painkillers… because they did not recognise pain in very young children.
Kids do need protection from COVID-19. The very young may take years to be able to tell us what is happening.
If a child is younger but developmentally capable to wear a mask, I think it should be gently encouraged.
If developmental delay becomes apparent, you can refer to a specialist and work on the problem to help catch up. There are many ways to prevent it too. Clear masks, daily reading time etc.
What we don’t know how to treat, and might not be able to reverse, is the developmental issues caused by COVID-19 meningitis and encephalitis in children, as well as the autoimmune issues afterwards.
Hence, on a balance of risks, it may be better to lean more towards risking the thing we can treat, than the thing we don’t know anything much about.
Over time, there is a chance I may be wrong on this, but I am not alone in this view. CDC and AAP both advise this way.
Over time, there is a chance I may be wrong on this, but I am not alone in this view. CDC and AAP both advise this way.
The point being… just because we think little kids do better with COVID-19, doesn’t necessarily mean we know that all will be well.
Diagnosis has always been harder in kids, even after they can speak in sentences.
We should give them a chance to avoid COVID-19.
Diagnosis has always been harder in kids, even after they can speak in sentences.
We should give them a chance to avoid COVID-19.
There are some people that genuinely believe that catching COVID-19 in early childhood may be beneficial in the long term.
My understanding so far leads me to believe that this is a risk that is not worth taking.->
My understanding so far leads me to believe that this is a risk that is not worth taking.->
Vaccines, when available, are much less likely to cause the same level of superantigen stimulation, T cell indiscriminate activation, T cell loss. ->
What this translates to is a poorly regulated immune system in the long term. Attacking things it shouldn’t, unable to attack things it should.
SARS2 itself is not a great immunity therapy in my opinion.
SARS2 itself is not a great immunity therapy in my opinion.
The level of protection provided by natural infection is not looking very durable either.
Basically you pay premium price with your immune systems cells, and get very little reward with actual immunity against the disease.
Basically you pay premium price with your immune systems cells, and get very little reward with actual immunity against the disease.
In conclusion, vaccines when available are better than disease, very little advantage immunity wise to catching the disease, and if little kids can wear a mask safely, I think they should be allowed and gently encouraged to do so.
We have to weather the storm for a while yet.
We have to weather the storm for a while yet.
Vaccines for very young children (less than 5) are not available or tested yet, if they are safe they would be desirable. If no safe vaccines can be found, then it is better to shelter children from COVID-19 until they can be vaccinated as best at possible.->
That means everyone else getting vaccinated, community masks, and ventilation to try to protect as many little eggs as possible and get them to an age where they can be vaccinated safely.
Correction, I think one vaccine has been used in children above three, but I can’t remember which one…
Should also add “don’t put masks on kids less than 2 yrs old”… they can over heat easily and may not know how to remove them.
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