Auburn was doing this too.
Some schools were doing that last semester too. This is going to be a disaster
Re-run of the Spring semester seems almost inevitable. My oldest daughter goes to App. No complaint or better suggestions about any of their planning but I can't imagine it will be effective. Four free face masks for every student. Face mask mandate in Boone. Condensed bus line to limit close contacts. Condensed semester that will end at fall break. But that planning breaks down once students in the dorms and apartments start to get sick. So after the first couple party weekends. I support the school and I won't complain about tuition when it happens. Just not optimistic.
High schools seem even worse because most cannot effectively pivot to on-line learning. The gap between private high schools and public high schools that I never wanted to believe in or accept now becomes a chasm.
Seems inevitable that we will all get it over the next 18 months. We obviously need to keep the curve in check but I am wondering if we just need to get it over with. I had test results come in an hour ago (negative). But the number of people I am connected with (family, friends and work contacts) that have already been sick (and it is BAD in some cases) has been growing exponentially these last few weeks.
The problem with this thinking is that there is some data emerging that antibodies decline rapidly and you could be subject to reinfection. Short of a vaccine, it's not obvious that we can achieve any sort of natural herd immunity if people can be reinfected multiple times.
Welp, this post didn't age well. Science is happening fast these days.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/health/covid-antibodies-herd-immunity.html
I think I posted a chart a month ago showing why waning antibodies wasn't a concern to anyone that understand immunology. Its really a disservice that anyone that wants to be an alarmist can find a platform especially within the media. Its also a problem because most plain MDs are not good when it comes to the specific details and that's even if you are an ID specialist let alone those two blow hards that worked at an urgent care.
Word, I missed that post/chart, but yeah.. kinda blows my mind how much misinformation is out there in general and gets spread.