Young People are Spreading the Virus
While children are less susceptible to catching the Covid-19 virus. An Axious.com study estimates that school reopenings increased total infections by about 26% as of October, and deaths by about 6% “” because children and teenagers spread the virus to adults, who are “more transmission efficient.”
The coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. has been chiefly driven by young and middle-aged people, while killing mostly older people, Axios Vitals author Caitlin Owens writes.
Why it matters: The notion that non-vulnerable people can go about their normal lives, while vulnerable people self-isolate, has not borne out in the U.S.