mrjames
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Loc: Montclair, NJ
Reg: 11-21-04
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10-19-20 04:18 PM - Post#315070
In response to PennFan10
The thing that people seem to miss about this virus is that it is NOT inevitable that everyone gets it. In fact, with a highly efficacious vaccine that could be ubiquitous within six months, it's more likely than not that everyone does NOT have to get this virus.
The close indoor contact from sports and the gathering of teams increases the number of vectors of the virus. Increasing the number of vectors increases the likelihood of further spread and ultimately death. That risk is acceptable in some instances - people returning to jobs, younger kids returning to schools - but less acceptable in more "optional" situations like college athletics.
I'm not for locking everything down either, but as much as I love Ivy athletics, it's not a necessary activity that should be engaged in at the risk of propagating more vectors of the virus. And, it's important to note, that a recent CDC Morbidity and Mortality weekly report had a study on how spikes in college communities started with 18-22 year olds when they returned to school and were followed by a spike amongst older age groups in that community a few weeks later. It's very difficult to keep these vectors isolated to the college-aged kids in these communities.
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