re: Covid and college

The problem has never been how at risk the young and healthy are but what risk they could pose to the old and immune compromised without knowing it. There are a ton of younger people with asthma, diabetes, heart conditions, cancer, etc and you’d never know it just looking at them. There are also a ton of younger people who live with older parents or grandparents and significant others or children with immune disorders.

Telling the at risk to stay home doesn’t mean much when they share a home with someone who is healthy and needs to work. Which is why taking precautions even if you’re not at risk is essential; it’s not about you but about who you could hurt without ever knowing you’re passing something along.