Quick thread on who is NOT going to get vaccinated anytime soon under CO vaccine plan

Here's the plan...

Anyone wanna take a stab at who is notably absent from this list?

#covid19Colorado

1/

If you said...

"kids"

you win.

Yep, no kids on the rollout plan (although phase two says high-risk "at any age")

There's a reason for this... The trials haven't really included a lot of them

2/ https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/11/27/939341531/a-covid-19-vaccine-for-children-may-still-be-many-months-away

Yes... kids absolutely have fewer serious complications from the virus...

BUT

As schools plan on getting kids back in them in 2021, this is going to be a challenge.

How much of one? Unclear. Some suggest not much.

3/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/us/children-vaccine-teachers-schools-reopen-coronavirus.html

It's just something to consider as we consider life in 2021

Kids can certainly still spread the virus. And, yes, teachers will be prioritized (round 2 in CO plan)

BUT...

if I were a large school district, I would seriously start considering large-scale testing protocol asap

It's going to take time for life to return to any sense of normalcy.

It's probably past time for us to start talking about this issue.

Maybe we won't need to vaccinate kids in large numbers.

But maybe we will. Wish we knew more about that plan.

-- fin