[BenLurkin]

“For the children” is that last desperate argument of scoundrels.

[DoodleBob]

The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that, as of May 6, more than 3.85 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19 -- more than 72,000 new cases that week. These numbers are lower bounds as many children with Covid-19 are never tested. Even if only one half of 1% of these children develop a serious illness, that would be 360 children harmed in a single week. The impact of children on the pandemic and the pandemic on children should not be ignored.

Let's go to the video tape.

Per the CDC, as of Sunday May 16, 2021, 3.2MM people under 18 yrs of age tested positive for the virus. This is important, because the article quotes a case figure that is more than 3.85MM

Of these 3.2MM, four hundred and ninety-nine died with COVID19 on their death certificate. That is a whopping 0.015% or 1-in-6,455.

There are a zillion other things about which this loser should worry.