Opening the Schools Part IV

The Immune System

Regarding: The Importance of Opening Schools

The Educational System

Starting from the age of 2, the human mind works actively to process the environmental information in its surrounding and to try to make sense of it.

The more time spent in understanding the environment (starting as early as possible), the better we become at forming neural networks. After this stage the nervous system continues to develop throughout a lifetime, and we can continue to create new patterns as we grow. However, taking out the time to read and learn, along with socializing with individuals in the same age group is crucial to general development.

Educational systems allow individuals to spend an allocated time everyday, enriching ourselves in learning activities which develop the nervous system. Doing so results in a lifetime of healthy functioning and enforcing societal values which are learning based.

In addition to providing a safe environment to uniquely develop as individuals with independent goals. Our society is based on healthy positive social interactions with other individuals, and this is first introduced during our early educational days.

The immune systems of children are in different developmental stages than of adults.

Having already been exposed to a wide variety of colds and fighting them, they are highly unlikely to be impacted by novel respiratory viruses such as COVID (aside from those with pre-existing conditions).

In addition, since children are at the first stage of living, and have recently been vaccinated (for other diseases), they have healthy immune systems (in most cases) and grow best in healthy learning environments with others.

While it is true that children of all ages can become infected with COVID, most who are infected, will not become as sick/ill as an adult. In addition, the vast majority will be asymptomatic as has been documented in many different groups within the population.

There are quite a few schools that have been open in the United States for sometime now, and they have not had any adverse effects regarding COVID openings.

Most children and young adults have been to other facilities, and out among the general population in the past year.

The critical evidence is that almost all children have been exposed to their own parents inside of their private residential settings, leading to mass exposure to COVID.

Despite the mass exposure, there have been very few detrimental cases as of yet, within the very young age demographic.

Children with pre-existing health conditions such as asthma*, respiratory difficulties, diabetes, congenital heart disease, nervous system conditions, excessive obesity, and other health conditions, etc. might have been at a higher risk of contracting respiratory infections such as COVID which might lead to difficulties.

However, while most children of all ages can get infected with COVID (and other viruses), most do not become as ill as adults, and are usually presented as mild or asymptomatic cases.

Therefore, while it is possible for children to contract COVID, it is unlikely that it will result in a life threatening circumstance, as most have mild symptoms or none at all.

Hence, it does not appear to be feasible to take the chance of continuing to close the educational system, preventing access to education for the younger demographic.

Covid END

The Covid situation has ended.

Herd immunity is in effect.

There are no health mandates necessary at the current time.

It is safe to resume all regular activities.

Ending COVID : The Importance of Opening All Schools