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The ACC will delay the start of competition for all fall sports until at least Sept. 1
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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 735048" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>Like most diseases it affects the elderly and those with underlying conditions at a higher rate. That is absolutely true. But that doesn't mean it does not affect younger people.</p><p>According to CDC statistics 3.7% of all 20-29 yr olds end up being hospitalzed (17.9% among those with underlying conditions and 2.7% without conditions) i'd consider anyone who ended up in the hospital as a seriuous case - and frankly there are likely serious cases where they are never hospitalized. Even if you assume infections are 10X confirmed cases that would mean 1 in every 370 healthy 20-29 yr olds ends up in the hospital (and almost 1 in every 50 with underlying conditions). For 10-19 yr olds it is 2.5% overall being hospitalized, 2.3% without conditions. </p><p></p><p>Also, the big issue for the Presidents right now seems to be the potential for serious long term consequences that you don't tend to have with the flu and other infectious diseases. This is something of a timing issue imo. I expect Presidents would like to have more time and see more studies and research before having to make a decision. If they are forced to decide now they are likely to make a more conservative decision and err on the side of caution. Just how common are serious side effects - that is something i'm sure they would like to know and something there isn't enough research on yet, mainly due to the virus exitsting for less than a year. If the 2 German studies that just published in JAMA the last 2 weeks that show up to 70% of COVID patients having ongoing myocardial inflammation, many of whom had mild or asymptomatic cases, are further supported by other research that would be troubling. I don't think it is that surprising that with the rising rates in June and July that many universities have chosen to change plans and have fewer students on campus (or in some cases be basically online).</p><p></p><p>One other note from the CDC statistics. Those statistics show younger kids getting more ill from COVID than older kids. Hospitalization rates among under 10 was 4.1% vs the 2.5% of 10-19 yr olds. They also had higher rates of ICU usage. There were alot more cases in the 10-19 range than the 0-9 range. That begs an important question. Is the fewer cases in the younger kids due primarily to them being less suscpetible to the virus than older kids, or is it due to them being more protected by their parents and having fewer interactions where they could contract it? The answer to that question is quite important over the long run with us trying to get our schools up and running again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 735048, member: 1776"] Like most diseases it affects the elderly and those with underlying conditions at a higher rate. That is absolutely true. But that doesn't mean it does not affect younger people. According to CDC statistics 3.7% of all 20-29 yr olds end up being hospitalzed (17.9% among those with underlying conditions and 2.7% without conditions) i'd consider anyone who ended up in the hospital as a seriuous case - and frankly there are likely serious cases where they are never hospitalized. Even if you assume infections are 10X confirmed cases that would mean 1 in every 370 healthy 20-29 yr olds ends up in the hospital (and almost 1 in every 50 with underlying conditions). For 10-19 yr olds it is 2.5% overall being hospitalized, 2.3% without conditions. Also, the big issue for the Presidents right now seems to be the potential for serious long term consequences that you don't tend to have with the flu and other infectious diseases. This is something of a timing issue imo. I expect Presidents would like to have more time and see more studies and research before having to make a decision. If they are forced to decide now they are likely to make a more conservative decision and err on the side of caution. Just how common are serious side effects - that is something i'm sure they would like to know and something there isn't enough research on yet, mainly due to the virus exitsting for less than a year. If the 2 German studies that just published in JAMA the last 2 weeks that show up to 70% of COVID patients having ongoing myocardial inflammation, many of whom had mild or asymptomatic cases, are further supported by other research that would be troubling. I don't think it is that surprising that with the rising rates in June and July that many universities have chosen to change plans and have fewer students on campus (or in some cases be basically online). One other note from the CDC statistics. Those statistics show younger kids getting more ill from COVID than older kids. Hospitalization rates among under 10 was 4.1% vs the 2.5% of 10-19 yr olds. They also had higher rates of ICU usage. There were alot more cases in the 10-19 range than the 0-9 range. That begs an important question. Is the fewer cases in the younger kids due primarily to them being less suscpetible to the virus than older kids, or is it due to them being more protected by their parents and having fewer interactions where they could contract it? The answer to that question is quite important over the long run with us trying to get our schools up and running again. [/QUOTE]
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