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Not me. I'm more concerned about my kids going back to school so that I don't need to be here all day and try and monitor their education on my own AND trying to focus on my job. The risk of me or my children DYING from COVID is practically zero.

The average age of a COVID death is 70+ years old. The average life expectancy in USA is < 80 years old. People won't live forever, no matter how many masks we wear or how hard we lock down.

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My spouse has no relevant health complications, and has been knocked absolutely FLAT from this. We didn't have to go to the hospital, there were no ventilators involved. But now, almost 4 months later, and they struggle to walk 100 paces, to go upstairs, etc. The risks are more than dying vs not-dying.

You might not die from Covid, but what if you and your partner are hospitalized for weeks at the same time? Who's going to take care of the kids? Maybe you have family or reliable friends around who can step in, but not everyone does.

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