En(during COVID)

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i read this and cried simply because children never consented to being sacrificed to covid for capitalism!

screenshot from threads that reads: @beth.kao So COVID has hit our household. My 12 year old, who vigilantly wears a KN95 every day at school (and is one of the very very very few kids who mask at school), on the bus, and in any public indoor spaces, came down with it first. He was so tearful when his COVID test turned positive, and sobbed, "I'm so sorry I got the baby sick!" (He's referring to his baby brother.) MY SWEET, SWEET CHILD! It is NOT your fault! You did everything that you could. One-way masking is helpful, but it's not 100% 1/ Especially when COVID cases are RAMPANT. It really broke my heart that he took his getting sick as his own failing, when it was really the rest of society and our public health institutions that have failed us. This post is about the CDC's messaging around COVID mitigation strategies, especially their lack of emphasis on masking with well-fitting respirators like N95s, KN95s, and KF94s.