there has not been any evidence that I can find, no data from anywhere, that indicates children act as significant vectors of transmission.
I think the latest data suggest that children are around half as likely as adults to transmit the virus. However there are certainly clusters of outbreaks in schools, which is not surprising given this is an environment where children are in close proximity to one another all day every day. A decent-sized school with say 1,000 pupils can easily act as a transmission hotspot, even if each individual child is less likely to be contagious than an adult. Particularly when you add in the consideration that of course children - especially younger children - will be less adept at social distancing, etc.
And even if they did, you have the ability to get vaccinated.
The vaccines are not suitable for everyone. There are vulnerable people who can't take it, people coming from other countries, etc. And you can still catch it if you've been vaccinated, it's just that the chance is reduced, and the symptoms will be less severe. Vaccination is the best solution we have, but can never be 100% perfect.
I couldn't imagine being vaccinated and being afraid of a child. But then again, these people will triple mask when they leave their homes even after being vaccinated because they've been conditioned to listen to media lies instead of looking at the concrete numbers that are out there.
If you're vaccinated you don't have anything to worry about, you're safe. I'd advocate anyone that is worried about Covid to get vaxxed and live their life, not be afraid of an 11 year old giving them Covid, or forcing them to mask up.
I don't understand this argument. There is likely a misunderstanding within society due to varying levels of empathy. I've been vaccinated, I wear a mask in public, but I am not worried about myself if I contract the virus. What I don't want to do is to catch it and pass it to someone more vulnerable. Masks are predominantly to protect others from the mask-wearer, not vice versa. Vaccination obviously protects the individual, but this is secondary, the main purpose is to increase immunity within society in order to prevent exponential spread and thus protect
everyone. More and more I think this is a question of empathy.