[quote Scottishskifun]@elephantofrisk I don't like how young people have got the blame a lot of the time full stop! I mean remember the don't kill your granny rhetoric?!
I think it would be wise if students got jabs freshers flu goes around like mad so covid will as well but it's personal choice at the end of the day![/quote]
Both DSs have had their first but only in the last couple of weeks as per their appointment. Mainly because they want to be able to go abroad at some point and also just to be "good" citizens.
I agree re the blame they get and whole screeds of them have not been able to have any of the rights of passage that we had. No going out on their 18th/21sts with a bunch of pals, hitting the clubs, lack of cinema dates, just generally not been able to move to adulthood without a lot of carefree enjoyment. Heck my 21 year old was chuffed last week because he went to the pub with a few friends, were allowed to stay more than two hours AND he got chips at McDs before I picked him up - he was actually out at the pub until after 11.30! That should be a normal night not something that actually is deemed as mega exciting.
DS who moved away to uni (2019) got freshers flu and strep throat/quincy within the first couple of months - germs circulate but I don't think there should be further limits put on them. There is more to life than Covid for this group where the harms of lockdown etc are worse than catching it for the vast vast majority. Part of learning to be an adult is learning to risk assess for yourself.