As the mom of a 22-month-old son, I feel left out of the conversation about COVID-19 and kids.
Oct. 28, 2021, 8:40 PM UTCThroughout the past few months, I’ve felt a seed of resentment brewing as I hear people talk about the light at the end of the tunnel: the day kids can get vaccinated.As the mom of a 22-month-old son, I feel left out of the conversation about COVID-19 and kids, and, asThe Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon approve theas young as 5 years old. Don’t get me wrong: That’s incredible news, as I believe increasing the number of vaccinated humans helps everyone.
For working parents like me, there’s the day care situation. Younger kids share toys and are harder to keep contained in their own cohorts. They need more physical help — putting a jacket on, opening a lunchbox — than older children do, meaning more hands-on interaction with potentially unvaccinated adults. Plus, unlike public schools for older children, day care centers are typically privately owned businesses, which means they don’t have the same oversight as schools.
to include child care centers. It’s a start, but sending my son to day care every morning still feels like a crapshoot. I cross my fingers and pray that he’s going to be OK. That’s really what raising a toddler right now feels like in general: a lot of guessing, uncertainty and fear.
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