Thread by @insomnochick

Ok, i've got some shit to say. A thread: let's start with the statistical likelihood children under the age of 18 will get seriously ill and need to go to the hospital, never mind die from this virus: about as likely as being struck by lightning. 1/

https://twitter.com/ameracadpeds/status/1425857030120689665

Then let's move on to the fact that any and all adults in the building who want a vaccine to ostensibly protect themselves from hospitalization and or death can get one. Finally, studies refute the claim that kids are particularly effective transmitters of this virus. 2/

Now having said all that, the claim that wearing masks all day long provides anyone protection, never mind w/o increasing risk of OTHER illness or side effects from mask wearing itself, the onus is on the academy to prove NO HARM. 3/

It is NOT the role of parents, or kids, to prove--never mind using "studies"-- what we have long observed (I guess "lived experiences" don't count HERE), nor is it incumbent upon is to prove we have a right to breathe and see faces. 4/

This entire thread is propaganda, and misinformation. Even the now-left Scientific American said so: 5/ scientificamerican.com/article/masks-…

Even Nazi-like Australia's Dept of Ed admits children use "visual" and "non-verbal cues" to learn language. 6/
education.vic.gov.au/childhood/prof…

And having taught ESL myself for years, i can attest to the vital importance of non-verbal cues and seeing the shape of the mouth, lips and tongue, to the English learner! 7/writing.colostate.edu/guides/teachin…

So I have reported this thread as misinformation, and so should you, because it is. I also suggest you contact your pediatrician and demand to know if they support this propaganda. If they do, find a new one. /END