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Agree. In US, 500 kids have died. That's in over a year, and in a time period which didn't include vaccine.

Every year 800 kids die from drowning. About 200 kids die from the flue. Driving kills 4000. Suffocation 1500.

The risk to kids is very very small (especially considering vaccine can probably prevent almost all the above deaths), and certainly less than many other risks we tolerate.

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And these figures are all _with_ not _of_. A subset of the persons who have died with covid died of it, for young people it's likely that its a fairly small subset.

(See also: https://www.skyhinews.com/news/coroner-state-included-a-murd... on official figures including anyone who died within 30 days of a positive covid test, even when their deaths were from auto-accidents, homicide, or suicide)

It is more than from flu and there are most hospitalizations than from flu. Besides flu could not spread with current restrictions, covid can.

It is huge amount to die from a illness and it is so limited mostly because of restrictions. There were just few deaths from flu in the same period.

US just has stupid amount of violent deaths, either homicide or car accidents. 3 times more for vehicle accidents and 10 or times more for homicide than in other countries.

For example car accidents from million in 2019 Below 15 US: 21 Germany: 7 15-24: US: 139 Germany: 49

This is only counting mortality but there are also hospitalizations and prolonged illness. Fortunately it is very huge but it is not small either.

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