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Even if college students have a lower chance of severe illness, that doesn't mean they don't make excellent vectors. I wouldn't assume that there aren't any serious illnesses or deaths because they are not mentioned in news articles. Deaths come later after the reporters have moved on to next shiny object. College administrators have a long record of hiding deaths on campus. Back in my days at Penn, you never heard about suicides. Later, it came out that the suicide rate had been fairly high while I was there.

I'm not the one assuming anything.  I'm just wondering why there aren't reported numbers on hospitalizations, which presumably would include professors, old folks, or other, more at-risk individuals in the college communities where the numbers are up) Why is that never (or seemingly never) reported on? 

And btw, the absent data would also apply to the immunocompromised college students that fullmetal mentions (although I think it's a fair question as to whether those folks - assuming they know they are so compromised - should be attending college in-person right now).  And lastly, no one said anything about "letting the virus run unchecked" through college campuses.  

I'm just looking for data that can help inform risk-benefit and policies for same.

But you all keep reformulating my comments/questions so that they fit whatever agenda you're pursuing.

No reformulation required. Quoting your post: "To be very blunt:  if there are lots of reported cases and ZERO hospitalizations from those 'lots of reported cases' . . . is it really a problem for that locale?"

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Even if college students have a lower chance of severe illness, that doesn't mean they don't make excellent vectors. I wouldn't assume that there aren't any serious illnesses or deaths because they are not mentioned in news articles. Deaths come later after the reporters have moved on to next shiny object. College administrators have a long record of hiding deaths on campus. Back in my days at Penn, you never heard about suicides. Later, it came out that the suicide rate had been fairly high while I was there.

I'm not the one assuming anything.  I'm just wondering why there aren't reported numbers on hospitalizations, which presumably would include professors, old folks, or other, more at-risk individuals in the college communities where the numbers are up) Why is that never (or seemingly never) reported on? 

And btw, the absent data would also apply to the immunocompromised college students that fullmetal mentions (although I think it's a fair question as to whether those folks - assuming they know they are so compromised - should be attending college in-person right now).  And lastly, no one said anything about "letting the virus run unchecked" through college campuses.  

I'm just looking for data that can help inform risk-benefit and policies for same.

But you all keep reformulating my comments/questions so that they fit whatever agenda you're pursuing.

No reformulation required. Quoting your post: "To be very blunt:  if there are lots of reported cases and ZERO hospitalizations from those 'lots of reported cases' . . . is it really a problem for that locale?"