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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The science is clear: a campus with many students living together in an area with a COVID infection rate above 5% will lead to students getting sick. It doesn't matter if your kid locks himself in his dorm every night or goes to crowded parties seven days a week, avoiding the virus in a crowded living situation is nearly impossible. How sick and with what permanent effects can be debated in Parenting forums for months...

The real question is: If your college student becomes part of the 9-15% that gets *seriously* ill, how will you be able to live with your choice?

At this point, you can't say &quot;we didn't realize how dangerous it was&quot;....

We will learn a lot about on-campus infection rates before Thanksgiving --- Can you wait until then before making a choice?[/quote]

Any source for saying 9-15% will get “seriously ill”?  Or is that just a guess?[/quote]

NP: The focus on the death rate &lt;1% should not be the focus. Yes, 99% of people that contract the virus do not die, however, many are hospitalized or have longterm health issues. Most of the studies show that approx. 20% of people are sick for weeks even if they are not hospitalized and some of that group are experiencing long term health effects

See the following:

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/07/418081/1-3-young-adults-may-face-severe-covid-19-ucsf-study-shows

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-clinical-features

https://theconversation.com/heres-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-long-term-symptoms-of-covid-19-142722

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/lifelong-lung-damage-the-serious-covid-19-complication-that-can-hit-people-in-their-20s[/quote]

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