1/ In the most personal of my publications, I describe how a #mild virus killed my mom. It took 14 years. liebertpub.com/doi/epub/10.10… This is the future of laissez-faire policies toward in-school COVID transmission. >10 million children have lost a parent to COVID, at last count 1.5 years ago. Kids account for 70% of in-home transmission. Where do kids get COVID that they then spread within the home? Hint: the densely-populated place where they spend much of their day, with near-zero levels of vaccine boosting, testing, masking, or air cleaning. Schools. Now, COVID+ kids in California are told they should go to school while actively infectious. Such policies are anticipated to disable and kill parents, grandparents, and others in the community. These policies will leave kids at high risk of complicated bereavement and toxic long-term sequelae. Not so "mild." #ForgottenChildren #DeathTrajectories
2/ These are examples of the #DeathTrajectories of parents and grandparents who will get bring-home COVID from children in schools. It may be 6 months. It may be 14 years. Many will get disabled. Many will die. We need to stop transmission. x.com/michael_hoerge…
2/ These are examples of the #DeathTrajectories of parents and grandparents who will get bring-home COVID from children in schools. It may be 6 months. It may be 14 years. Many will get disabled. Many will die. We need to stop transmission. x.com/michael_hoerge… https://t.co/zDhGeFfP1q
3/ When talking to political & politicized leaders, use a 2-pronged approach like my article & like the recent #LongCOVID hearing. 1) State the facts. But these aren’t enough. 2) Make it personal/emotional. These are the stories people remember. Cite the 10 million figure. Cite the 70% estimate. Then, tell leaders who in your family is known to be vulnerable or why this matters to you. That's how to stop the California 1-day isolation policy.