Texas and Florida are now in a virtual tie for the second most COVID-19 cases in the United StatesDr. Catherine Troisi, UT school of Public Health infectious disease epidemiologist in Houston says opening schools is not a good idea. She says while children and teens may have a better outcome if they become ill, their parents, grandparents and teachers likely will do worse. Many people live in multigenerational households. Also "the concern is about giving it to teachers. A high percentage of elementary, middle and high school teachers are over the age of 50 so they're at a higher risk."She doesn't think children will do well with keeping a distance from each other or mask etiquette. "I would think with the really young kids, just knowing my grandkids, 'oh, you have a Mickey Mouse mask. You want to trade for my Donald Duck one?'"She says colleges are opening up and shutting down. "Which was pretty predictable. These are young people. We're all social animals but particularly when you're 18 and in college, and when you're that age you think you're invincible anyway."Troisi adds there were upticks of illness after Memorial Day and Fourth of July, and fears there will be another rise in cases after Labor day.She says it's up to us what happens. "We as a society decided in the Spring that opening bars was more important than getting the number of cases down so our kids could go to school in the fall. We're reaping the results of that now."
Texas Doctor Wary Of Sending Kids Back To School
By Barbara SchwarzAug 28, 2020
