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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a big  issue is that even if the fatality rates are low in the college-aged population, there's really likely to be high outbreaks in dorms as there are in all the residential settings.  If kids are sick for the 2-3 weeks that is typical for a mild case of  Covid 19 they will be miserable, likely have to do a medical withdrawal from classes (where they don't get credit, only get some prorated money back for course, but it doesn't harm their GPA).  Maybe if they've done enough for the class could get by with an incomplete.  But there are pretty high odds that going to campus during a second wave is going to result in a missed semester of classes.   As a parent, even my kid is okay with taking the health risk, there's kind of a big academic/financial risk implicit in going to residential classes in the fall.  I have a college student who is itching to get back--and I really want them to have the full college experience, but I feel like I don't know what the right decision will be if they offer a hybrid option.[/quote]

This age group is barely even getting sick from CV. Your scenario is not the likely one.[/quote]

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