Do we know if COVID has shown up on campus?

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UNC has just reported that they are shutting down in person learning. They have isolated 177 and quarantined about 379 people. Have there been any developments on campus at Tennessee or with any sports programs?
 
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This is second hand info so take it for what it’s worth...my sister is a student at UT and she told me the strip looks like business as usual for a back to school week...lots of students...tons of them not wearing masks...IMO, it’s just a matter of time before we have our own UNC blow up
 
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thunder5 said:
This is second hand info so take it for what it’s worth...my sister is a student at UT and she told me the strip looks like business as usual for a back to school week...lots of students...tons of them not wearing masks...IMO, it’s just a matter of time before we have our own UNC blow up
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True, and it’s happening on every campus because 18-22 year olds are not going to go to bars and parties and stay 6 feet apart and wear a mask. It defeats the whole purpose of even going to college for many and they know the vast majority of them will be fine even if they contract COVID. Its naive for universities to think they can bring thousands of people back to their campus and everyone will sit in their dorm or apartment and just study and wait for the next class. They’re going to go out and be together and they won’t be wearing a mask or social distance. So yes, infections will most likely explode on campuses across the country in the coming weeks.
 
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The Original Fade said:
Its naive for universities to think they can bring thousands of people back to their campus and everyone will sit in their dorm or apartment and just study and wait for the next class. They’re going to go out and be together and they won’t be wearing a mask or social distance. So yes, infections will most likely explode on campuses across the country in the coming weeks.
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Do you really believe the universities are that naive?

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Behr said:
Do you really believe the universities are that naive?

*I deleted the top part so the bold wasn't hidden.
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Not all. But look at UNC.....you think they would’ve brought everyone back if they knew they would be shutting down classes a week later?
 
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The Original Fade said:
Not all. But look at UNC.....you think they would’ve brought everyone back if they knew they would be shutting down classes a week later?
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I don't know. Others are knowing it's a possibility or probability. I just see it all as everybody trying to get on with life and taking some precautions. Kinda like telling your kids not to smoke or drink or have unprotected sex or whatever, when you know they're going to anyway. Only other option is lock them up.

I don't know dude, wish I had the answer.
 
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Behr said:
I don't know. Others are knowing it's a possibility or probability. I just see it all as everybody trying to get on with life and taking some precautions. Kinda like telling your kids not to smoke or drink or have unprotected sex or whatever, when you know they're going to anyway. Only other option is lock them up.

I don't know dude, wish I had the answer.
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I wish somebody, anybody, had the answer
 
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Tri-CitiesVol said:
Would personally love to get it over with. No high risk people in my household.
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I mean, I don't like being sick and whether or not my family is at risk from dying from it, I'm better off knowing I wasn't wishing that crap on them.

That's just me tho.
 
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Everyone who came back to campus knows the risk. Otherwise they shouldn’t have come back. Pretty simple. For those who did, I don’t see the problem here. A group of people who are at extremely low risk from complications. They’re better off staying on campus than having school shut down and sending kids back out into the community.
 
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golfballs said:
Everyone who came back to campus knows the risk. Otherwise they shouldn’t have come back. Pretty simple. For those who did, I don’t see the problem here. A group of people who are at extremely low risk from complications. They’re better off staying on campus then having school shut down and sending kids back out into the community.
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That‘s an argument that is gaining some momentum and I think I agree for the most part. You could actually take it a step further to argue that the speed of spread over the summer is BECAUSE low risk young people were in the community spreading it unknowingly because most are asymptomatic. Having them on campus might actual slow community spread. But alas, university chancellors are extremely PR sensitive and will probably err on the side of what makes them look the most concerned
 
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