Once again, facts don’t matter, and politicians’ dictates rule.
In this Trends Journal and many others, we have reported on the low virus infection and death rate among young people and their extremely high recovery rate.
Yet, despite the misery being imposed on children and working parents, countries in Europe have ordered school closures in hopes of slowing the spread of coronavirus cases… a reversal from their approach this past autumn to in-person schooling.
Markus Söder, the prime minister of Bavaria, said he sympathizes with parents and understands how important it is for children to receive an education. He said deciding to close schools was a “difficult decision.”
The Financial Times reported last week that Denmark, Ireland, Germany, and the U.K. issued orders to close down in-person classes.
The paper reported British Prime Minister Boris Johnson went as far as to urge parents to send their children to school only to announce closures a day later, citing the more contagious coronavirus variant in the country. The new orders will be in place until the middle of February at a minimum.
“It’s clear we need to do more together to bring this new variant under control while our vaccines are rolled out,” Johnson said.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has also issued strict coronavirus guidelines that include no more than five people allowed to convene in public, mandatory face masks, and restrictions on alcohol sales.
TRENDPOST: Again, facts don’t matter – political dictates do. The Financial Times, along with our reporting, have noted that data showed schools were not considered infection hotspots.
The University of Minnesota released a study last Friday that highlighted the low risk of COVID transmission while inside a classroom. A study conducted from 15 August to 11 October showed there were only 773 community-acquired infections in a school district of 90,000 in North Carolina.
According to the study, “The authors noted that because public schools are central to not only education but to public health and the economy, their closures have a significant impact on children and families and can be safely avoided.”
Yet, again, not only are facts and data ignored, the implications of the continuous fear and hysteria measures being beaten into young people by governments, the media, and education systems, plus the lack of social interaction that is vital for development… are also being ignored.
