rates that we are seeing of kids getting sick. i think that there was this narrative beginning of the pandemic that essentially children are less likely to get infected and less likely to get sick. but we have such widespread transmission that children s hospitalizations are overwhelming children s hospitals. and this can t happen indefinitely. there are only a finite number of staff, a finite number of resources available at these hospitals. and things can only get worse. let s just examine that a little bit. dr. irwin red letter spoke about the concept that kids don t get sick from covid even if they get it. let s listen to what he said touts. you are a pediatrician what do you say to the people even liberal kids are low risk and schools aren t superspreaders. what s your response? well, that s old news. kids used to be relatively low risk. i m actually just writing about