Why do so many Americans think school is the big driver of covid cases?

Asked by JLeslie (65411) September 25th, 2021 from iPhone

I know much of the media has been screaming about schools for three months, but look at the cases with your own eyes. Look at the graph, snd keep in mind COVID grows exponentially.

Cases went up dramatically over the summer when school was NOT in session.

Schools actually send sick kids home and most schools quarantine the entire group of kids that might have interacted with the sick child If they aren’t using masks. Im completely in favor of these precautions and without them I do think the cases would be astronomical.

I completely understand that viruses spread in schools, but I see travel as the main spreader. Holiday travel when millions of people are moving around the country.

Sure cases will go up when it starts to get cold. Thanksgiving and Christmas travel and congregating with family and friends snd heading South for palm trees will likely trigger the next huge surge.

Does it ring true to you at all that the governments at every level don’t want to hamper travel and tourism because of tax revenue, viability of businesses, economy, and morale?

If you have data to the contrary that school is actually a bigger concern than travel I’m interested.