DeeBee3
I'm not grumpy; you're too happy.
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- Jun 9, 2020
Locally here in NY, there are few children under age 18 who have diagnosed cases. I can't remember now without looking, where the majority of under 18 cases have been reported. Just over the weekend it was a big headline online and in the big news channels. They were emphasizing how NOW there is such high reporting of under 18 numbers. If you just type in "children covid cases" articles come up on CNN, NPR, and various other sites - large increase in last 2 weeks of July in children's cases. That's where I am getting my info.Kids weren't just all of a sudden testing positive. I'm not sure where you got that.
The immune system response in children may be that they don't exhibit the systems as much. Testing was generally more focused on more vulnerable populations especially elders and those in the workforce who have constant contact with the general population.
As schools start up there becomes a different focus towards students and this goes for preK-12 and college level (universities all over are talking about testing their students). As summer sports and activities (like camps and whatnot) started up more youths were getting tests either preventative or after the fact due to exposures.
As for your sneaking suspicion regarding testing every person you don't need to have a suspicion about it and perhaps you were unaware (which is fine just seeking to give you the information)..they've been saying for many months now. Literally every news story locally for me about COVID numbers says the following "The actual number of cases is thought to be far higher because people can be infected without feeling ill and because of a lack of testing, particularly early in the pandemic." which has been the rhetoric for a long time.
A few months ago they were talking about 8 some million people may have had it without it being tallied due to extrapolation of antibody tests.
And the reason I stated about all of us testing is positive is just exactly what you typed above about asymptomatic cases.
I'm not arguing with you - just telling you where and how I get my info.