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resilient_bird t1_itev9sf wrote

Reply to comment by ForcefulBookdealer in A common respiratory virus is spreading at unusually high levels, overwhelming children's hospitals. Here's what parents need to know | CNN by SovietSunrise

Well, that, or they can't afford to take off of work to take care of them and so on.

In countries like the US, most middle income parents' options are limited. If they don't work, they won't get paid, and it's not like they can leave their young children home alone while they run errands.

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