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Re:Almost one-third of Florida children tested are positive ... by slowrabbit on Friday July 17, 2020 @12:24PM (#23872239)
Right, but if you read the article, they are asymptomatic with signs of lung damage and probably neurological damage as well from other studies on covid coming out from multiple sources. They are going to suffer long term consequences from Florida's general ignorance. There is no treatment yet, but if your child isn't infected and you have the means, then you should leave Florida and go to a state where they are smarter about social distancing and safety.
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Re:Almost one-third of Florida children tested are positive ... by mlyle on Friday July 17, 2020 @12:51PM (#23872574)
> they are asymptomatic with signs of lung damage and probably neurological damage as well from other studies on covid coming out from multiple sources.

Some of this research is rather worrisome. But it's important to not overstate what it says: we find evidence of lung damage in imagery of a small proportion of asymptomatic adults. (I'm not aware of any imaging study of asymptomatic children).

How significant these imagery findings are, what proportion is from COVID-19 (because if you image a bunch of people without COVID-19 you're going to find some weird things in imagery, too), and what proportion of adults infected would have this are unknown (even the asymptomatic adults who manage to get a positive test result and enroll in an imaging study are not typical). Let alone knowing how common this would be in children.

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Re:Almost one-third of Florida children tested are positive ... by nradov on Friday July 17, 2020 @05:49PM (#23876287)
Do you have citations for those studies?
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Re:Almost one-third of Florida children tested are positive ... by engineer_22 on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:02PM (#23872722)
Considering the novel coronavirus somehow jumped over the Pacific Ocean, I reckon modern man's unprecedented mobility might be part of the problem. In light of that, panic flight might not be policy we should embrace. But then again, I hear Wyoming is great this time of year.
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