On Monday, August 10, 2020 at 8:51:40 PM UTC-7, Opus the Penguin wrote:   
   > Howard  wrote:   
   >   
   > > Anecdotally, I know a pediatric ER doctor who says she's seen a number   
   > > of kids with severe cases, so kids can definitely have problems. I   
   > > don't know how the numbers compare to adults, and it seems like kids   
   > > definitely have better ability to fight off the life threatening   
   > > complications.   
   >   
   > For me, the theme for this virus has been, whatever I think I know, wait   
   > a month. If they (the sane people who seem to know what they're talking   
   > about) are still saying it's true, then *maybe* it's true. File it under   
   > fact for now, but check back in another month.   
   >   
   > Currently on probation are the ideas that kids are less susceptible and   
   > that contaminated surfaces aren't a major vector. Those things may be   
   > true but I'm still treating them as though they might not be.   
   >   
   We're all learning about this thing, including the public health doctors   
   and academics who are interpreting events for media distribution. I have   
   the sense that for public health specialists, being able to study a live   
   pandemic up close is a career highlight. I've enjoyed watching several of   
   them build their analyses over time.   
      
   bill   
      
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