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Hermain Cain dies after month long battle with COVID-19

Reopening schools in Israel was also a huge disaster
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/...tion=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Sure the severity of the disease does appear to be much less in young children, although it can be very serious, even deadly in this population. But more and more data indicates that it does infect children at a high rate and they can transmit it efficiently to others, including the most susceptible.
 
Belz... said:
It's a damn good thing that this virus isn't airborne Ebola, because the US would be in a much bigger pile of dung right now.
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That is what scares me about our response. If the next pandemic is ten times more deadly, or a hundred times more deadly, will people react with a similar degree of nonsense and lack of caution?
 
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That is what scares me about our response. If the next pandemic is ten times more deadly, or a hundred times more deadly, will people react with a similar degree of nonsense and lack of caution?
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I think it all depends on who's doing the dying. If it's across the board fatal, people will be much more cautious; with this virus those that are dying are people of color, old people, the weak due to compromised immunity, fat people, you know, people that deserve it.
 
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Giordano said:
Exactly!

Given we know children can be infected and can infect others I cannot imagine a more efficient way to spread the disease throughout the whole population than to reopen physical schools. Have hundreds and thousands of kids from different families come together in one school every day, in close quarters, then send them back to their respective families breeding whatever viruses they may have exchanged there.

The fact that young children tend to have minor symptoms, if any, makes it worse! They may spread the disease extensively before anyone knows what is going on. The lack of close attention to personal hygiene by most young children is a further problem. I find it hard to believe a 7 year old will consistently and properly wear a mask, wash their hands, maintain social distancing, etc.

I fully understand the factors pushing toward school reopening. But given the current infectious rate in the USA, and the lack of the extensive resources at schools needed to reopen safely, the current proposals will inevitably lead to a disaster. It is just epidemiology 101 and simple math.
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I also think a factor that people may overlook is just how overcrowded U.S. schools can be compared to other countries. My girlfriend is a 5th grade teacher here in Vegas. Class sizes approaching 35-40 students are the norm. It is physically impossible to distance with that many kids.

It's remote learning here for at least the next 90 days, though.
 
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I also think a factor that people may overlook is just how overcrowded U.S. schools can be compared to other countries. My girlfriend is a 5th grade teacher here in Vegas. Class sizes approaching 35-40 students are the norm. It is physically impossible to distance with that many kids.

It's remote learning here for at least the next 90 days, though.
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Yeah, they split kindergarden groups and school classes (up to grade 4 or 5, can't remember, the rest stay closed) into smaller 'cohorts' here in Norway. Not entirely sure about exactly how. But yes, obviously a problem with larger populations, or a higher class size in general.
 
These last few posts have been very enlightening and I thank all involved. A good balance from the nonstop blathering we hear from the moron currently residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C.

Donald J. Trump tweets
Cases up because of BIG Testing! Much of our Country is doing very well. Open the Schools!
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Dread Pirate Roberts said:
I also think a factor that people may overlook is just how overcrowded U.S. schools can be compared to other countries. My girlfriend is a 5th grade teacher here in Vegas. Class sizes approaching 35-40 students are the norm. It is physically impossible to distance with that many kids.

It's remote learning here for at least the next 90 days, though.
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Our kid's school looked at "hybrid" approach, with the kids going to school one day a week - but only 1/3 of the class at a time (1/3 on Monday, 1/3 on Wednesday, the other 1/3 on Friday), that way the kids could still get some face to face time with the teacher, but kid/classroom densities stay low.

I liked that idea, my daughter is very insecure about being on the webcam, she could use some time in person with the teacher.

But they didn't go with that plan. We'll stay in distance learning until late September and they'll reevaluate a few weeks before then.
 
Just spitballing here – the Republican national convention could do one of those in the memorium segments like the Oscars and close it with Herman Cain where everyone stands up and claps.
 
I'm not making this up.

Dead Herman Cane's twitter feed said:
It looks like the virus is not as deadly as the mainstream media first made it out to be.
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