Children And COVID-19 In 2025

Why I’m not overly concerned about my daughter and COVID-19

Pictured: A Child (not mine). Photo by Maxime Bhm on Unsplash

In the five years since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, there have been many questions. An almost endless cavalcade of important queries that we’ve needed answers to — how do we prevent the spread of infection? What measures have the biggest impact and lowest cost? What are the long-term effects of the virus, and who needs the most protection?

But none of the discussions has been more contentious than the arguments about children. There’s almost nothing you can say about COVID-19 and kids that won’t be immediately attacked by someone. It’s understandable — emotions run high when we’re talking about our most vulnerable — but it does usually result in some very virulent discussions.

Case in point — I recently said online that I’m not overly concerned about COVID-19 when it comes to my daughter. She’s 18 months old, and as an expert who has been involved with research into the coronavirus since 2020 I personally do not feel that there is a strong need for her to be protected from the disease.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that I want her to get sick. As with any disease, it is always better not to get COVID-19. There is no disease that…