Those who've opposed basic mitigations in schools & vaccines in kids have done this by default, because this is what's led to mass educational disruption for many kids, and unacceptable risks for clinically vulnerable households. It's not open vs closed. It's about opening safely
https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1475259147046330375
No one wants schools closed- but they've had to because infection rates got to such heights that they became unsafe. That's why we've got to advocate to make them safer, so *all* children, including those in CV households can stay in school. Anything less is discriminaory.
I had no choice to take my daughter out of school over December, due to a large outbreak in school, very few mitigations & us being a CV household. I want her to be able to enjoy school like other children & get the best education. But the risk was too high. We need to do better.
The choice for our children and families cannot be get infected, get long COVID, or even get seriously ill, or deregister children. Surely, we need to ensure our children can be in-school while minimising risks and protecting them. So many other countries doing this.
The strawman of school closure is a distraction allowing people to attack those advocating for safer schools & basic public health as if they're the ones at fault. If you're opposing school closures while attacking those advocating for safer schools, you're part of the problem.
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