04-08-2021, 11:49 AM
From a Michigan news article:
During a coronavirus-related news conference, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky recommended that restrictions should be put in place in Michigan to help slow virus spread -- specifically within youth sports.
The CDC director pointed out that "CDC guidance specifically suggests refraining from youth sports that are not outside and cannot be conducted at least six feet apart.”
K-12 schools top the list of coronavirus outbreak locations in [Michigan]. High schools are particularly problematic.
[In Michigan] Since January, basketball, hockey and wrestling have had the highest number of COVID cases and clusters, with 376 cases linked to basketball and 256 to hockey.
During the recent NCAA tournament, I felt ESPN did a decent job of reporting that Santa Clara County chose to restrict sports, including the Stanford women's basketball team, without expressing a judgement of it. Feelings about that restriction were divided on the discussion group for fans.
Everyone wants kids to go to school and to play sports. The difference of opinion is about the health risk involved. Because COVID is a new disease and we all have been learning, the difference of opinions is natural. Furthermore, some of us are less risk-averse and some are more risk-averse.
Over the past 14 months, there have been a number of opinions expressed about whether children get COVID, or if they could spread it if they got it, or if they spread it in schools, etc. I think it is clear that children do get the disease and they spread it amongst themselves and to others.
While children do have milder cases and rarely die, they are part of the reservoir of the virus, sustaining the spread throughout the population. As for effects on children, we still are learning about long term effects of the disease. Recently there have been the studies showing psychological effects to a third of those that had COVID (including mild cases). I don't know yet whether there is any evidence that this does or does not apply to children.
During a coronavirus-related news conference, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky recommended that restrictions should be put in place in Michigan to help slow virus spread -- specifically within youth sports.
The CDC director pointed out that "CDC guidance specifically suggests refraining from youth sports that are not outside and cannot be conducted at least six feet apart.”
K-12 schools top the list of coronavirus outbreak locations in [Michigan]. High schools are particularly problematic.
[In Michigan] Since January, basketball, hockey and wrestling have had the highest number of COVID cases and clusters, with 376 cases linked to basketball and 256 to hockey.
During the recent NCAA tournament, I felt ESPN did a decent job of reporting that Santa Clara County chose to restrict sports, including the Stanford women's basketball team, without expressing a judgement of it. Feelings about that restriction were divided on the discussion group for fans.
Everyone wants kids to go to school and to play sports. The difference of opinion is about the health risk involved. Because COVID is a new disease and we all have been learning, the difference of opinions is natural. Furthermore, some of us are less risk-averse and some are more risk-averse.
Over the past 14 months, there have been a number of opinions expressed about whether children get COVID, or if they could spread it if they got it, or if they spread it in schools, etc. I think it is clear that children do get the disease and they spread it amongst themselves and to others.
While children do have milder cases and rarely die, they are part of the reservoir of the virus, sustaining the spread throughout the population. As for effects on children, we still are learning about long term effects of the disease. Recently there have been the studies showing psychological effects to a third of those that had COVID (including mild cases). I don't know yet whether there is any evidence that this does or does not apply to children.