Commentary from the author:
Commentary : Ten hours of dog sniffing
A recent paper in JAMA Pediatrics shows how badly adults dehumanized children. Before I explain, as background, I work as a health care provider in California. During the pandemic, I never had to asymptomatically test even during hospital work. No dog ever smelled me. Keep that in mind as I tell you about this. Because these CA kids have more restrictions than doctors working in the hospital with the sickest patients!
It strikes me as a bit dehumanizing to treat children like this. Especially since ~100% would later go on to develop COVID. The vast majority would get COVID without getting a vaccine. Seems that lining them up in the schoolyard, and having a dog sniff them— something I have only been subject to in airports, where I assume they are sniffing for bomb residue or drugs— is a bit extreme.
I worry how a child might feel if they go to school feeling fine, and the dog sits down beside them. Their classmates— even though they are told to face away— will still know. The dog will stop moving. And let’s be honest, kids will look around. Did they pull the kid from school then? Did any kids start crying? Seems messed up to me. Why did they have to do this with children?
Why do I note this: isn’t it something that not a single person flagged this idea and said: if we are going to do this, let’s do it for doctors or nurses, or at least adults. It is kinda fucked up to treat children like this, and future generations may look at us like we are out of our minds. When they look back at the IFR in kids, they may think we are actually insane.
Regardless of a pandemic emergency, this sort of behavior is unconscionable. These children are in the protective custody of the school. There is no mention of parental consent for involuntary testing. Were the parents even notified beforehand?
The article also did not mention what was done if a child tested as positive.
What I don't know is whether individual parents complained or protested about this event. I assume if the testing was done in the schoolyard (probably in the morning) the child wouldn't be permitted to enter the school.
If this was done during the masking mandate why would they still test if kids were masked?
This procedure raises many more questions than answers.
The article was published by authors in California so I assume the testing was done there.
This was obviously done for deriving data for a public health study rather than protecting innocent children.
I am also certain the authorities used the Public Health Emergency Order by the State of California, the Governor, and all others who use immunity as a protection against legal action.
What do you think? Reasonable or messed up?
I predict it will only get worse.
Just remember, "We're doing this for your protection"
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