Sen. Cornyn as Texas reports 550 child cases: 'We still don't know' if kids can get, transmit COVID

[mucifer]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said during a TV interview Thursday that it’s unclear whether children can get and transmit COVID-19. That same day, Texas reported more than 550 COVID infections in children 9 and younger.

Cornyn’s comment comes as the Trump administration has pushed this week for schools to reopen in the fall, with the president going as far as to threaten to cut off federal funding for those that don’t. In Texas, officials have said schools must reopen in August, with few exceptions.

“The schools can open, but if parents don’t feel comfortable sending their children back, then they won’t,” Cornyn said. “I think we’ve got a long way to go in regaining their confidence.”

He continued: “The good news is, if you look at the numbers, no one under the age of 20 has died of coronavirus.” “We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others,” he said.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/cornyn-kids-covid-texas-cases-coronavirus-gop-15399723.php

[Sherman A1]

1. Apparently The Good Senator

Isn’t keeping up with the news of late.

[struggle4progress]

4. Apparently he is callous and dishonest

[Sherman A1]

6. Well,

That is pretty standard for the GOP, almost goes without saying.

[duforsure]

2. Senator Cornyn does nothing here

but show how stupid or corrupt he is saying what he said. Just another trump idiot who by not convicting him of crimes he committed is complicit for all whats happened causing this , and putting us now is this position from enabling this criminal to continue hurting this country and the American people. He needs to be voted out of office to make sure this never happens again. Texas deserves better than Cornyn and cruz as their Senate representatives. Opening schools while a deadly virus is spreading breaking records daily is intentional criminal neglect, and putting us all a risk. Anyone promoting re-openng now shows they represent trump over country, and your loss is nothing to them now.

[Renew Deal]

3. 12 year old dies of Coronavirus

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-12-year-old-dies-illinois/

I know kids under 1 that have had it.

[Native]

7. A 17 year old died in Pasco Cty Florida, next county over from us

Reported as youngest Covid death in our state.

[Dorian Gray]

5. I feel like yelling into a void

All the people who think kids can't get it or transmit it.... feel deliberately obtuse to me. From the beginning I've known that they can get it and be asymptomatic or lightly symptomatic. Why in God's name would people believe they don't carry or pass the virus on? I don't get it at all.

[EqualityNow]

8. Dear Senator Cornyn:

(on a side note, posting pictures here is a lot more difficult than I'd have thought it would be. took forever to figure out how to link this thing. Is there a way to direct post photos you have stored that I'm missing??)

[Lars39]

9. Have to upload...

One of the easier sites:
https://postimages.org/

Welcome to DU!

[duforsure]

10. Why would he want children risking their health , and their families health

Not knowing what the hell he's doing, or talking about. Dr Faucial is the expert that'll be honest with the American people while trump and his low life republican lackeys continue promoting propaganda to the American people they're doing great when they've caused a national disaster, and they funnel money to billionaires again while stiffing the American people with stimulus payments, just like trump does to contractors.

[d_r]

11. two children have died

in Chattanooga Tn

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/1-year-old-girl-dies-from-covid-19-a-day-after-being-checked-into-chattanooga-hospital

[mucifer]

12. A baby died in Chicago

[LisaL]

14. And a 17 year old died from covid after mom took her to a church party for

kids. In Florida.

[LisaL]

13. Actually, we know they can get it and transmit it, unless we are living under a rock.

N/T