• The media has been filled with stories about the “tripledemic” of Covid-19, influenza, and RSV, which is being blamed for high rates of illness and hospitalizations, especially among children.
• The best available evidence contradicts the narrative from the media and many public health officials, and the insistence on never-ending precautions in the face of inevitable exposure to germs is not only medically misguided, it also threatens to stigmatize the most mundane human interactions.
• There is limited evidence that the tripledemic exists, and no evidence that prolonged precautions delay the inevitable.
• There is no avoiding respiratory viruses, and it is natural, healthy, and necessary for young children to be exposed to many viruses in order to build immunity.
• The evidence to support masking was thin before Covid-19, and there is no evidence that masking young children for Covid-19, flu, and RSV viruses is effective.
• Covid-19 disrupted all aspects of life, and as the disruptions fade, other viruses have inevitably returned. Hospitals should prepare for this, and federal reimbursement should pay for pediatric beds.
Published January 10, 2023. Visit The Free Press to read the original post.
