'My Child Can't Quarantine'... 25% of US Parents Lied About Their Child Testing Positive

Report in US Academic Journal... Found to Have Violated Related Guidelines
"Such Actions Would Have Caused More Deaths"

One in four American parents lied about their children not being infected with COVID-19, even though their children had contracted the virus. This was found to be an effort to avoid their children’s self-quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to a report published on the 6th (local time) in the American Medical Association’s journal 'JAMA Network Open,' out of 580 parent respondents, 150 admitted to not reporting their children’s health status truthfully.

The survey, titled "Parental Noncompliance with Public Health Policy Recommendations to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission Among Children," was conducted online over two weeks starting December 8, 2021, targeting American parents, with participation from some universities in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Among respondents, 25.9% acknowledged violating self-quarantine guidelines by either not properly informing the school about their child’s symptoms or sending their child to school despite a positive test result.

They cited reasons for not telling the truth such as "wanting to handle it as a parent" and "wanting their child’s life to feel normal." Some also reportedly did not disclose their child’s vaccination status truthfully.

Andrea Gurmankin Levy, one of the report’s authors, stated, "COVID-19 has caused tremendous stress for all of us, especially parents," but also pointed out that "the actions of some parents likely led to more COVID-19 cases and more deaths."

She added, "This study provides lessons for future pandemics," emphasizing that "parents’ concerns need to be addressed so that they feel it is more important to tell the truth and follow regulations."

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Meanwhile, as of the 7th, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has reached 103.64 million, with a mortality rate of 1.1%. The U.S. currently 'recommends' a quarantine period of up to five days if infected with COVID-19. The U.S. Department of Energy and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have recently pointed to a laboratory in China as the origin of COVID-19.

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