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There have been 499 deaths under 17, approximately 1 in 700,000.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-...

Around the same as atypical flu season.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127698/influenza-us-dea...

You're right, atypical influenza is also risky. I know people who have died from it, and have two close friends that have had their life ruined by side effects from H1N1. (Guillaume Barre syndrome and Chronic Fatigue). I wouldn't wish either of those on my worst enemies.

Some risks in life you have to accept, but ones that are trivially avoidable?

Shutting down schools to prevent children from getting COVID has too many side effects given the risk level, but the vaccine has such a low cost and so few side effects.

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