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If you want an example involving younger kids, there was recently an outbreak involving 12 staff and 8 kids at an Oregon daycare that serves kids ages 6 and und
by BadCookie 6y ago
If you want an example involving younger kids, there was recently an outbreak involving 12 staff and 8 kids at an Oregon daycare that serves kids ages 6 and under [1].
It might be impossible to know whether the adults infected the kids or vice versa (or both), but Coronavirus cases are growing fastest among kids younger than 10 in Oregon right now [2], so ... to me, it makes sense to assume that kids can spread it until it's proven otherwise.
Lastly, for those who don't know, the CDC internally lists reopening schools as the "highest risk" for Coronavirus spread. [3]
[1] https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2020/06/30/oregon-child-care-facility-reports-covid-19-outbreak-among-first-in-nation/ https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2020/06/30/oregon-child-car...
[2] https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/07/coronavirus-infections-rising-fastest-among-kids-younger-than-10-dimming-prospects-for-oregons-school-reopening-plans.html https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/07/coronavirus-i...
[3] https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/politics/cdc-documents-warn-high-risk-schools-reopening/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/politics/cdc-documents-warn-h...