Missouri Governor on Children Catching COVID-19 in Schools: ‘They’re Going to Get Over It’
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) recently downplayed concerns about the possibility of children becoming infected with the coronavirus. During a radio interview on “The Marc Cox Morning Show,” Parson noted the importance…
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) recently downplayed concerns about the possibility of children becoming infected with the coronavirus.
During a radio interview on “The Marc Cox Morning Show,” Parson noted the importance of children getting back to school as he insisted they would simply “get over” the virus.
“These kids have got to get back to school, they’re at the lowest risk possible,” Parson said on Friday during his discussion on the St. Louis radio show.
He added, “And if they do get COVID-19, which they will — and they will when they go to school — they’re not going to the hospitals…They are going to go home and they’re gonna to get over it.”
See Parson’s remarks below
https://www.facebook.com/MikeParsonMO/videos/273414383946013/
Shortly after Parson made the remarks, he was met with opposition from Nicole Galloway, presumptive Democratic nominee for governor in Missouri.
Galloway took to Twitter with the excerpt from Parson’s interview and criticized him for his remarks describing his opinion as “stunning ignorance.”
https://twitter.com/nicolergalloway/status/1284276523340566534
Despite Parson’s remarks, community concerns about schools reopening go far beyond just students becoming infected with the virus.
Although children who tested positive for coronavirus are predominantly considered asymptomatic carriers of the virus, statistics show that the asymptomatic do have the ability to spread the virus just as much as those with symptoms, according to UC Davis Health.