A study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday warned that there is an urgent need to eradicate the spread of coronavirus in young adults.
The study found that increased transmission in younger people is, for the most part, a precursor to transmission in high-risk people.
The study examined 676767 counties in June and July that were “hot spots,” meaning they had high levels of the virus. The study found that the spread of the virus, measured by the percentage of positive tests, began to increase first in people aged 24 and under, then later in older, more sensitive age groups.
The findings “provide evidence that in young adults, 18-24 years of age show an initial increase in positivity; and the importance of reducing transmission from the younger population to those at the highest risk for serious illness or death.”
“Addressing transmission among young adults is an immediate public health priority,” he added.
The emphasis of CDC studies on slowing the spread of the virus among young people is often counterproductive. President Trump
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“We’re aggressively sheltering high-risk people, especially the elderly, while allowing low-risk Americans to safely return to work and school,” Trump said in a speech to the Republican National Convention in August.
Many experts warn that if young people can infect older people, the best way to prevent vulnerabilities is to reduce the spread of the virus.
Ashish Zai, dean of Brown University School of Public Health, tweeted last month that “we always say in public health: there is no peeing department of the swimming pool.” “We’re in this together.”
The study found that before the county was identified as a hot spot, positivity rates began to rise for people under 24 and those under 31. The positivity of older groups only began to increase later and the virus had already spread to younger people.
There was a regional difference, as people older than the North-East and Midwest in the South and West tended to have a later transmission.
A separate CDC study released on Friday found that young people reported “social or peer pressure not to wear masks” as well as “misinformation” and “conflicting messages” about the importance of masks.
The study states that “exposure to misinformation and vague messages has been identified as a driver of behavior at the time of outbreak, demonstrating the importance of providing clear and consistent messages about the need and effectiveness of masks.”
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