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'Don't keep people home': Govt to give public health advice around sending sick children to school - Seymour (www.newshub.co.nz)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Why would you want sickness to spread at schools? This will get kids sick, it will get their teachers sick, kids will take it home to parents and get them sick. What’s the impact to education but also to the wider workforce and productivity?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My reasoning? It's a good thing, because people are actually staying home when they're sick, rather than infecting their coworkers.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Coworkers? We're talking about school children. You've got no idea what you're even arguing about you are just reacting to the headline.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

No he's absolutely right. Children do not exist in a vacuum. Kids bring illnesses home with them from school, then parents get sick. This is how it works.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Ok and when those sick kids come home and possibly get those adults get sick then the adults can take a sick day off work. What's your point here?

[–] Lost_Faith 1 points 7 months ago

and tired overworked parents who are not sleeping properly or eating properly are way more susceptible to getting a "little cold" and it turning into something more severe. A kid will beat a virus in a few days, the parent may take weeks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Where do you think these diseases end up?