How do people feel about their kids being a herd?

[wondersun]

It seems that Boris never did put down the herd immunity idea.

I’m wondering if he still wants that big win? Take a risk with the kids but get normality back before any other country.

First with the vaccine. Thinking a little bit of short term herd immunity on the side can’t help?

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/14/herd-immunity-boris-johnson-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR2C-wGREPNhwfGAvgM06MbN-6ErvHImRXwbbiH4KAIulTnCCtUSYIa-4tA

rookie my parents got flu jag quite a bit earlier than many in England. And it was all very well organised and given in a football stadium rather than GP surgery.

@Underhisi

"Yes, blanket move to online for all."

You do realise that not all children can be taught online/remotely/home educated etc. Even in the height of lockdown some children remained in school and for good reason.

I teach SEN. We cannot be online.

@willingtolearn under 18s won’t get the vaccine though so under 18s will have to face the risk at some point, unless schools close for the unseeable future and children are online schooled from now on. I know quite a few teenagers who have had it with no symptoms and showing no long term effects so far.

@WhoseThatGirl

I’d much rather I (I work in schools) and my children get it than my parents. They have been isolating for a year. My mum had been ill with a non covid related illness and I’ve not been able to support her at all. I expose my children to chickenpox through school, the possible side affects for that are horrific. Why don’t we vaccinate for chickenpox? Where is the outrage for that? Noroviris? Flu? Bullying? Car accidents? All these things are daily risks we have always taken when taking kids to school. We wear seatbelts, we wash our hands after we use the loo but ultimately risk is part of life.

I think we should vaccinate for chickenpox and tried very hard to get my kids vaccinated for that. Other, civilized, nations do vaccinate for this.