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Trump says schools should reopen because children are 'virtually immune'
Florida's Covid-19 cases in children have increased 137% in past month
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Botany
(70,281 posts)Nearly 100,000 Children In U.S. Tested Positive For COVID-19 In Last 2 Weeks Of July
Source: Huffington Post
More than 97,000 children in the U.S. tested positive for the coronavirus in the last two weeks of July, underscoring the difficulty for schools considering if or how they can reopen in the fall, according to a new report.
The findings, compiled by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Childrens Hospital Association, included data from 49 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam. But the report didnt include complete data from Texas which has seen a surge in cases or parts of New York, meaning the number of infections could be higher.
Officials have long warned that the true coronavirus toll may be much higher than reported due to insufficient testing and the lack of symptoms in many people who are infected.
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The data adds to growing concern for parents and students as the start of the school year approaches. Many schools and colleges have said they will operate remotely or with an in-person and online hybrid. But other districts have faced pressure from to reopen as soon as possible, including from President Donald Trump.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/97000-children-coronavirus-july_n_5f30df37c5b6e96a22b496f7
central scrutinizer
(11,616 posts)Thats small comfort to teachers, staff, families. Each school will be a Petri dish full of unrestrained disease vectors.
forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)I mean, chicken pox is less of a problem early than in adulthood, and in certain cases children can fight off colds better than compromised people, but that doesn't mean they don't get sick and spread it to others, which is the ENTIRE PROBLEM.
NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)It's not just teachers - it's office staff: the principal, assistant principal(s), administrative assistants, school nurse(s), guidance counselors, custodians, security guard(s), teaching assistants, school psychologist or social worker, etc
Beartracks
(12,761 posts)world wide wally
(21,718 posts)Tommymac
(7,263 posts)Towlie
(5,307 posts)To me that sounds like a life-long aftereffect rather than something that will just go away. In some ways it seems even more horrifying that death.
Illumination
(2,458 posts)lung transplants. So much for "herd immunity"! Like that is such a great thing when we could be all screwed up?
Illumination
(2,458 posts)misinformation & madness! He's killing us!. This is genocide!...
efhmc
(14,709 posts)Changed the subject.
gademocrat7
(10,623 posts)The lunatic continues to spew harmful lies.