gostangs wrote:Your personal connections aside, young people are factually at a extraordinarily low risk of being damaged by this virus. Older people are at a very high risk. The statistical proof of those two statements is everywhere, and is undisputable.
Also California is not all that dense. In fact they invented sprawl. Not saying they shouldn't wear masks, just saying there is more to suppressing transmittal than masks, because this thing spreads even where masks are prevalent.
Yes, it spreads where masks are prevalent, but it spreads less easily when they are worn. How much less seems to be contested, depending on what expert is cited, but there are CDC statements out there saying masks won't eliminate the spread, but could reduce it by as much as 70%.
Your statement about older populations being at higher risk seems to be beyond debate. Everyone acknowledges that. That's one reason the outbreak with the Marlins is so concerning. A lot of those guys, also young fit athletes, aren't much older than college athletes.