Sleepaway camp in New York says 31 campers under age 12 tested positive for Covid-19

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Esther Choo MD MPH
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"A co-ed sleepaway camp in New York said that 31 campers between 7 and 11 years old have tested positive for Covid-19 -- but none of their vaccinated 12-and-up campers did"

Sleepaway camp in New York says 31 campers under age 12 tested positive for Covid-19
A co-ed sleepaway camp in New York said that 31 campers between 7 and 11 years old have tested positive for Covid-19 -- but none of their vaccinated 12-and-up campers did.
cnn.com
3:14 PM · Jul 22, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/22/us/new-york-camp-covid/index.html

(CNN) — A co-ed sleepaway camp in New York said that 31 campers between 7 and 11 years old have tested positive for Covid-19 -- but none of their vaccinated 12-and-up campers did.

Camp Pontiac, located in Copake, NY, about a two-hour drive from New York City, said in a letter to parents the first positive test result was received on July 16. The virus then spread further.

"The initial outbreak was on the girls side but the latest new cases are on the boys side," Jack Mabb, Columbia County Department of Health Director, said in an email to CNN on Thursday. "The bulk of the cases came as a result of testing that was done with symptomatic campers this past weekend."

All but a few of the positive cases have been sent home from the camp along with 88 contacts, he said. The few that weren't sent home "live too far away to go home easily," he said.

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[Texaswitchy]

1. Just think about school.opening.

Poor kids.

[LisaL]

3. My feelings exactly.

Sending un-vaxxed kids to schools is going to pretty much guarantee infections. Under 12 are not eligible to be vaxxed. And anti-vaxxers aren't going to vaccinate their kids, so one can expect vaccination rates among 12 and up similar to that of adults. So, nowhere near a 100%, and low in states with low vaccination rates.

[SharonClark]

5. And kids who wear masks will probably be bullied.

[pstokely]

18. and the CRT issue has bough the GQP death cult to school board meetings

fewer speaking for school mask mandates at the school board meetings I've watched

[Texaswitchy]

8. I have two unofficial grandkids.

They are home schooled now.

No way their parents will send them back to school.

My grandma told me about the Spanish flu.

Whole families died.

The kids catch it and bring it home.

[SheltieLover]

10. ...

[LisaL]

2. School is going to be so fun this fall.

[roamer65]

16. With about 5 weeks to go and the pandemic reserving...

I definitely would not want to be a parent nor a school board member right now.

[dweller]

4. Polio infected kids too

and parents were quick to vaccinate … this may be the straw that breaks the magats backs

✌🏻

[beaglelover]

7. Let's hope so.

[beaglelover]

6. Did any of them require hospitalization?

At least now that they got it, they have natural immunity for a while anyway.

[Skittles]

9. sleepaway camp during a pandemic

ridiculous

[SheltieLover]

11. Right!

Who does that?

[Skittles]

13. honestly?

people who want a break from their kids, pandemic be damned

[SheltieLover]

15. Covididiots!

According to Dr. Ding, 1 in 12 of the infected kids will suffer with long covid. 💔

[3catwoman3]

12. No shit!

No way I would have sent a kid to camp this summer.

[BeckyDem]

14. Brilliant how capitalism works.

It may kill your kid, but it works.

[nitpicker]

17. I almost made a sick joke

About pediatric body bags.

But they do exist.

Ones for infants too.