Largest COVID-19 contact tracing study to date finds children key to spread, evidence of superspreaders

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/09/30/largest-covid-19-contact-tracing-study-date-finds-children-key-spread-evidence

CDC removes guidance pushing for school reopenings amid COVID pandemic saying 'new scientific information has emerged'

https://www.masslive.com/coronavirus/2020/11/cdc-removes-guidance-pushing-for-school-reopenings-amid-covid-pandemic-saying-new-scientific-information-has-emerged.html


CDC is trying to get out from under Trump's thumb.

Meanwhile, the NYT newsletter yesterday was saying that in the US we are opening restaurants and closing schools and in Europe they are closing restaurants and opening schools. Guess which strategy is working better?

But we're Americans. We will defend our right to have fries with that to our dying day, but won't necessarily look out for the kids.

Children May Be Driving the Pandemic After All - Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/new-on-the-covid-19-front-lines-children-may-be-driving-the-pandemic-after-all-a-95e4c0e7-2ea0-479b-ac27-d17f07d147a5

COVID-19 cases spike in Michigan, fueled by infections among kids

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-michigan-cases-spike-kids/

"In households where a child's birthday occurred, there were 15.8 more positive coronavirus tests per 10,000 people than in households that didn't. When adults had a birthday, there were just 5.8 more positive tests in the following two weeks."


Children's birthday parties may have fueled COVID-19 spread, study finds

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/childrens-birthday-parties-may-have-fueled-covid-19-spread-study-finds/ar-AALhex0

^{Delta has lowered the age range.  I'm seeing numerous articles like this in my feeds from all across the US.  Some are reporting a significant number of hospitalizations of children.}

Charlotte hospital sees big spike in children with COVID | Charlotte Observer
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article253284668.html