Am I worried too much, please help

[moonriver179]

My child is supposed to start reception next week, I’m very concerned about sending her to school during this pandemic, I know that she needs education and as a single child, staying at home while we both work would not be ideal.

But I feel that measures in place are not very reassuring. The school we go said they will form some bubbles and clean the facility more often. But you still have small class of children with potential close contact of each other or the teachers. If the virus is highly contagious,is the chance of getting ill by talking to each other indoor without wearing a face mask, very high?

I know that government claims that there’s a little evidence showing that young children can get critically ill. But isn’t because they are less exposed to the virus due to the parents extra care? I unstandardised the virus doesn’t discriminate there have been many cases where healthy young people died from it. So why risk life?

It is not compulsory for you to send your child to school so if you feel very strongly about it you may wish to consider home schooling for this year? Alternatively could you talk to the school more about the provisions they are putting in place to see if that reassures you?

Obviously Covid is concerning but I think it's important to balance the risks of Covid against the other risks to health and well-being, including metal health. There will always be risk in life, nothing is risk free and sometimes it is necessary to take a calculated risk for our overall benefit.

My DS1 starts reception next week too and to be honest I feel completely relaxed about it (in terms of Covid anyway!) He has been back at nursery 4 days a week since 1st June and that has been entirely without incident.

Children's lower risk from the virus is not because they're being looked after more, no OP. It's physical differences in their bodies/how their bodies work.

@moonriver179

But isn’t because they are less exposed to the virus due to the parents extra care? I unstandardised the virus doesn’t discriminate there have been many cases where healthy young people died from it.

No, it isn't because they are less exposed. The last big virus issue we had hit children harder than adults. Children are not suffering from Covid. There have been no cases of serious illness in young healthy children. There also have not been many cases of healthy young people. Young people in general have no symptoms or a mild illness. Some young people with underlying conditions have been more ill. a very few have died.

Children die every day. Not many but a few do. Not from Covid. From accidents, from cancer, from complications of bacterial infections BUT not from Covid (Maybe 1 in 6 months which is far less than for other things). Your child has a higher risk of being struck by lightening than getting ill from Covid

I think you mean die of Covid not be ill with. If you’re going to be hyperbolic at least get your stats right.

The chance of dying from being struck by lightning is actually FAR higher than dying from Covid if we’re going for a fair comparison.

I think it is unlikely children will die from it but likely they’ll get ill with it, very likely they’ll be asymptomatic and very likely they’ll pass it on - without social distancing.

There are studies that support this even though it is not convenient so studies based on distanced settings that ignore asymptomatic cases try to claim otherwise.

And 10 children died in six months (that were tested) not one.

OP it's the teachers and teaching assistants that are at risk, not the children.

While 58 people - adults and children - died from a lightning strike in 30 YEARS. A little perspective?

And yes I agree the school staff and parents are at risk.

I know that government claims that there’s a little evidence showing that young children can get critically ill. But isn’t because they are less exposed to the virus due to the parents extra care? I unstandardised the virus doesn’t discriminate there have been many cases where healthy young people died from it. So why risk life?
The government doesnt "claim" this, the scientific evidence from multiple countries shows it to be true. The virus doesnt discriminate on who becomes infected, but if absolutely does discriminate on who becomes seriously ill or dies. There have been an absolutely tiny number of cases of healthy young people dying from the virus. A minuscule amount.

So why risk life? because life is risky. Everything you do holds a level of risk. You could get run over crossing the road, have serious complications from flu or chicken pox, fall down the stairs and break your neck. Covid holds a very low level of risk for children.

I've attached some graphs for your information.