granger":3pmwvj6n said:
I will start by saying that I think six-man could possibly play this fall. We are working through multiple scenarios when it comes to the threat. The urban areas are much more affected than rural. That being said, to say that young people are not affected is a misnomer. I know of several kids who have been hospitalized in this current wave. Two have been within hours of being placed on a ventilator. Also, the camp my kids attend has also been flush with kids being sent home with COVID after testing positive in the first session. None hospitalized, but high fevers, which is not good.
It is about hospitalizations at this point. Again areas are different. Here are the hospitalization numbers.
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Abilene - on April 8 had 9 hospitalizations, on 6/22, they had 1. Yesterday they reported 10... not much change.
Lubbock - on 4/8 had 25. On 6/22 they reported 22. Yesterday they reported 72.
DFW - on 4/8 579. On 6/22 988, then yesterday 1411.
Houston - 4/8 495, On 6/22 1185, yesterday they reported 2139!
Austin - 45 on 4/8. 205 on 6/22 and 404 yesterday
Amarillo - 9, 23, and 25. Not much change.
Wichita Falls - 8, 2 and 11.
As of today, it is estimated that 141 counties have less than 25 active cases and 15 have OVER 1000 active cases. As long as it stays out of the rural areas, I believe six-man can be played, but there is a risk. Obviously it is different for private schools, located in cities which have more cases.
If we want to argue that the state's numbers are not accurate, then I would agree, because of a lack of testing, etc, but these numbers are the lower bounds.
Granger Stats, comments ;
I was born in 1949. In 1952 -1954 the polio epidemic in the US was at its height and infected roughly 60,000 children, as it was primarily a childhood disease. Over the course of about 3 years 15,000 children died. So what, You say.
The population of the US was 1/3 of what it is today, so multiply those numbers by 3 and you get roughly 180,000 kids infected and 45,000 dead kids. This doesn’t count the thousands of children left with various degrees of paralysis.
I went to see my cousin who was in an “iron lung” in the hospital. We saw his head sticking out of a tube. We were standing outside of the hospital looking through a layer of glass, a hallway and another layer of glass. Within 2 years a vaccine was developed and polio disappeared from the US. The Rotary Clubs in the US united and polio basically disappeared from the world.
Think about this in terms of YOUR children. Are you willing to sacrifice ONE OF YOUR KIDS for High School sports?
I’ve already lost a child. My vote is NO SPORTS, MINIMIZE CONTACT develop the best practices to prevent the spread until a vaccine is found.
I’m sure some of you will disagree with me, but please tell me which one OF YOUR KIDS you are willing to sacrifice on the ALTER OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.
So Granger, which of your kids will YOU sacrifice?
Having just been notified of a Covid death in our family this afternoon, I believe I have the right to ask the question.
My opinion, no sports, no high risk interactions of any kind until a vaccine is found.
“THE KIDS LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.
If I hurt someone’s feelings I’m not sorry, if I made someone realize what a real threat this is, I’m ok with that.
