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Originally Posted by Paul
Schools will be closing down again soon, for Christmas, as will colleges and universities as well.
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Yes, such effect was implicit in my post...
I'm totally against closing schools so we have to let this ride. But, this involves acceptance of the inevitable (as you quoted) amongst TPTB, that kids will get the virus and spread it, indeed a milder illness.
Single jabbing secondary kids, or any kids, is unlikely to stop this, not with a more transmissible Omicron.
Whatever is required to statistically reduce transmission of the virus (not just reduce hospitalisation) should be the long term solution.
Now it's been said today that 3 doses of Pfizer or Moderna with omicron is basically the same as 2 doses with Delta. So the boosters need to be accelerated including 4th doses to the more at risk. 2nd doses to primary kids, and 3rd to secondary age kids who let's face it are physically adults in the main. Nothing else will do but given the dose gap and logistics anywhere is a long way off and that protection needs to be more or less global which is the greater issue.