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'She was born with a hole in her heart' Germantown mom says her entire family is at risk of catchi
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/she-was-born-with-a-hole-in-her-heart-germantown-mom-say-her-entire-family-is-at-risk-of-catching-a-serious-case-of-covid-19germantown-municipal/522-cdbf9fa9-10cd-48b7-bb4f-2068962f9df2More than 2,000 students opted out of wearing a mask, and almost half attend school in the Germantown Municipal School District.
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — Parents of more than 2,000 students said they don’t want their kids to wear masks in school. But what would that mean for all the kids under 12 who can’t get vaccinated, not to mention kids who live in multi-generation households where an entire family could be put at risk of getting a serious case of the virus? That's Kenisha's Redmon concern.
"She was born with a hole in her heart," Redmon said. "I'm a little concerned you know with the kids walking around without masks."
Eight-year-old Heaven Franklin had heart surgery four years ago. She goes to Riverdale Elementary in Germantown. She is too young to get the vaccine, so her only protection against COVID-19 is masks. Heaven's mother, Redmon, said with her daughter having a compromised immune system, the virus could put her back in the hospital.
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