Almost 1 in 5 NZ Delta cases are children

[reigns]

Going into mask mandated areas where there are others, including children, may be in close proximity is to show a cavalier disregard for the health of those vulnerable kids. this is why we fucking well mandated it. to keep people safe. 
to consider yourself ok to go unmasked for your own selfish reasons (its hot, its hard to breath. bullshit.) is both arrogant and flippant.

not on my watch.

All trends indicate that a healthy unvaccinated child is at less risk of serious illness from covid than a vaccinated older person. Knowing that, is there a reason you are so concerned about children? Also if people are concerned about being exposed to covid by those not wearing masks, then surely the best way to keep yourself safe is to steer clear of those people. Getting in their space and conversing angrily with them would have the opposite effect.

Except that currently, in New Zealand, the statistics indicate that children make up 1 in 5 Delta cases. Like hunni pointed out as per population (around 1m children to NZ's 5m pop'n), that's about equal to the ratio of children-to-adults in this country.

Which means it's currently not less risk.

As a parent, that's a far bigger risk than I'm comfortable with. So what are my options? Lock my family away? What about our freedoms? Should I be forced to keep my children from parks unless I'm happy to risk their infection like unvaccinated adults choose to?