Thread by @math_rachel

My state has pivoted to herd immunity (saying widespread covid is not just inevitable but “necessary”) BEFORE they have even STARTED vaccinating 5-11 year olds. I will be taking my child out of in-person school. #auspol 🇦🇺 1/

Research shows covid can cause changes to the brain, blood vessels, & kidneys in CHILDREN. (Much more research has been done on adults showing covid impacts: brain, heart, pancreas, central nervous system, vascular system, ovaries, & more) 2/

https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1454242968718635016?s=20

Long covid sounds like hell, and children can get it too. #LongCovidKids 3/

https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1454242966671794181?s=20

I believe it is possible to do in-person school safely, with mask mandates, air quality standards & monitoring, and good ventilation @RealOzSAGE. Sadly, this is not the direction our leaders are going in. 4/

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The only reason it is “inevitable” that people will catch covid is because leaders are failing at the basics. One example: there are still signs about hand washing everywhere, but no guidance on high-quality masks 5/

https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1469775486024699910?s=20

Previously, my partner and I went for 13 months of pandemic in the USA with no in-person school and no in-person childcare. (A sincere thank you to @manisharoses, who changed how we think about education!) 6/

https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1364444967251312644?s=20

It was magical to get 8 months of safety in Qld, and now it is horrifying to watch our leaders throw it away w/ false fatalism. Leaders are ignoring existence of children, high-risk chronically ill & disabled ppl, and anyone keen to avoid long covid 7/

https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1461111575457058817?s=20

I will vaccinate my child as soon as I can, although with mid-January roll-out, 8 weeks dose spacing, another 2 weeks for 2nd dose to take effect, it will be mid to late March at the earliest. 8/

https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1454242957259800578?s=20