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Now in 2021 we are going to force kids to interact with their peers with a facemask on to make sure they never get to build a competent immune system.

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I’m with you on this. I think kids getting it is the key to us getting out of the cycle.

Despite media hysteria, the risk to children is extremely low. So low that the UK isn’t going to vaccinate most kids at all.

https://www.newsweek.com/uk-wont-vaccinate-most-children-tee...

Please do explain exactly how will kids get us out of the cycle?

They'll develop robust natural immunity with negligible risk, then grow up and become adults with robust natural immunity.

I think your logic is wrong.

There's still kids eating and playing in the dirt and there's still outside of school interactions going on. Plenty of kids not washing hands.

Wearing masks in school reduces the severity of an outbreak so that hospitals do not get overwhelmed. After all kids can get vaccinated that will help reduce hospitalizations too.

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