> This surge of infections underscores the indisputable fact that schools are and remain essential sites for pediatric infections and community transmission
Don't just assert it's indisputable, point to your evidence. We had a couple of close contacts in our elementary school class but of the parents I know whose kids got it, transmission was social from the outside the class, and masking and quarantining prevented further outbreaks. I know that's one anecdote, but it's already more evidence than presented to back up the "indisputable" claim.
Look at the publication - socialist website. The lack of citations points to this being about leftist authoritarianism to keep people afraid and malleable
> According to the AAP’s tracker, 871 children have died thus far in the pandemic
During the 2009 H1N1 influenza season, 1,090 children died. This was over a single season, not an aggregated count from the beginning of time, which seems to be a phenomenon unique to COVID. Until some point late last year, the CDC even had language on their website saying that young children were more likely to experience complications from influenza than from Covid-19.
Don't just assert it's indisputable, point to your evidence. We had a couple of close contacts in our elementary school class but of the parents I know whose kids got it, transmission was social from the outside the class, and masking and quarantining prevented further outbreaks. I know that's one anecdote, but it's already more evidence than presented to back up the "indisputable" claim.