The advice shared in an article for The New York Times to mitigate coronavirus risks during Thanksgiving dinner in which Children who are not fully vaccinated are advised to “eat fast” , it is receiving a wave of criticism from readers and users of social networks.
The article published in the NYT answers a question from a San Francisco reader, who asked: “If our 9-year-old son and a cousin of 10, have each received a dose of the vaccine two weeks before Thanksgiving, is it safe for us to eat at inside? There will be some 20 invited, all vaccinated, and the 65 and older people have received reinforcements. ”
“It could make kids wear masks, eat fast, and stay away from older adults when they eat,” wrote in response Dr. Linsey Marr, who is a Virginia Tech engineering professor and studies airborne virus transmission.
Marr said that since children will not be fully vaccinated up to two weeks after your second vaccination, a little more care is needed especially since some assistants are 65 years or more at higher risk of more serious infections.
Advice that recommends children to “eat fast” at Thanksgiving dinner to protect from COVID – 19 relatives have been called “pure madness” and “silly” by readers and users of social networks s.
Social media users scoffed at the advice. One described it as “pure insanity” and another suggested that people like Marr had “completely lost their minds.”
Another user wrote: “I hope children don’t choke from eating too fast. ”
“ Someone who tells my children to eat fast and to mask themselves not you will have to see them because we are not coming, “commented editor Bethany S. Mandel.
Someone who tells my kids to eat quickly and remask will not have to see them at all because we ain’t coming. https://t.co/hBqUJTbVVT
– Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark ) November 22, 2021
“The covid fears that pornography will never go away for some of these people. This is pure madness, ”wrote journalist Clay Travis.
The covid fear porn is never leaving for some of these people. This is pure insanity. https://t.co/TRQYdjY4wk
– Clay Travis (@ ClayTravis) November 22, 2021
There were those who prefer that instead of proposing such restrictive measures, it is better to suggest not attending, “why not just not attend? I find it strange that some people think that the solution to many of these situations is to change behavior rather than simply not participate. ”
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