For this to have meaning, the next step has to be a study that establishes that playing the sport at issue makes it more likely to get infected. While it's completely anecdotal, it seems like the percentage of athletes infected is highest when the athletes report (when they are not playing the sport), and then drops after practices start; there have been no games yet; so, we will see if infection rates rise when games are played.
Also, 10% rate from the flu is consequential. Does playing sports make it more likely to get the flu? If so, maybe, sports shouldn't be played at all during the flu season.
How many of those who don't have Covid show the inflammation?
GOTCHA !?!?!?!?
Among the questions ESPN asked school administrators were how many tests have been administered since the school started testing athletes; how many athletes have tested positive; what protocols the department has in place once an athlete tests positive; how many athletes have heart-related issues due to the coronavirus; and whether the school shares data with government health officials.
Among the 10 schools that completely answered all of ESPN's questions, four still plan to play fall sports -- Clemson, Iowa State, Missouri and Oklahoma. The six other schools that fully responded are in the Big Ten (Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin) and the Pac-12 (Oregon State and Stanford), which postponed fall sports.
Of the 26 schools that answered the question about heart-related conditions for student-athletes, only one school -- Oregon State -- reported having an athlete who developed heart-related issues after contracting COVID-19, but the school stated it was not myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle. Myocarditis has been a growing concern among cardiologists and other medical providers and has fueled unease among some Power 5 administrators about the viability of fall sports.
For this to have meaning, the next step has to be a study that establishes that playing the sport at issue makes it more likely to get infected. While it's completely anecdotal, it seems like the percentage of athletes infected is highest when the athletes report (when they are not playing the sport), and then drops after practices start; there have been no games yet; so, we will see if infection rates rise when games are played.
Also, 10% rate from the flu is consequential. Does playing sports make it more likely to get the flu? If so, maybe, sports shouldn't be played at all during the flu season.
Please change thread title.
mods can change titles, can you take care of it for us?
I'm teaching TKory to take responsibility for his own rhetoric.