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Re:Stanford pulls plug on the return of freshmen and sophomo... by Rebelgecko on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:13AM (#25725278)
School's like Notre Dame have done surprisingly well by just having regular COVID testing for students. After they had thousands of students rush the field after a football game, I don't think they had a single COVID case.

I'm a bit skeptical with how much faith you put in those pursuing STEM degrees. There may be some correlations, but I think the delineation between "STEM and non-STEM" is oversold. Just because someone understands the correct thing to do re: COVID doesn't mean they'll actually do it

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Re:Stanford pulls plug on the return of freshmen and sophomo... by clashmeifyoucan on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:14AM (#25726130)
fwiw even before the football game, Notre Dame temporarily shifted to online for half a month after an outbreak.¹

Regular testing is great, but it needs to be coupled with effective contact tracing to curb spread.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/us/notre-dame-coronavirus...

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