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01/27/2023

Why N95 Masks Fail to Stop the Spread
By Megan Mansell Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been assured that community...
BY ANDREW BOSTOM
Update as of October 5 on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths at 50 American universities since August: despite ~70,000 positive tests, there have been few hospitalizations and zero reported deaths*.
University | Reported C19+,“Cases” (N)* | ReportedHospitalizations (N)** | Reported C19Deaths (N)*** | ||||
(1) U of Alabama sys | 2861 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(2) U of Georgia | 3363 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(3) U of Kentucky | 2005 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(4) Ohio State U | 2987 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(5) U of Dayton | 1284 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(6) Miami U of OH | 1614 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(7) Illinois State U | 1358 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(8) U of Iowa | 2005 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(9) Missouri State U | 1017 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(10) U of Kansas | 1000 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(11) Kansas State U | 811 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(12) Penn State U | 2426 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(13) U of Wisconsin | 2967 | 1 | 0 | ||||
(14) U of Miami | 474 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(15) U of S Carolina | 2367 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(16) U of Arizona | 2338 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(17) Notre Dame U | 752 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(18) Temple University | 488 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(19) James Madison U | 1522 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(20) Texas Tech U | 1544 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(21) U of Texas | 1015 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(22) Texas Christian U | 1161 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(23) Texas A & M U (incl staff) | 1613 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(24) U of Illinois | 2566 | 1 | 0 | ||||
(25) Iowa State U | 1078 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(26) East Carolina U | 1240 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(27) U of N Carolina | 1146 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(28) N Carolina State U | 1089 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(29) Auburn U | 1938 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(30) Arizona State U | 1852 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(31) San Diego State U | 1106 | 1 | 0 | ||||
(32) Ball State U | 1015 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(33) U of N. Dakota | 771 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(34) U of Cent Florida | 1074 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(35) U of Florida | 853 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(36) Oklahoma State U | 1158 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(37) SUNY-Oneonta | 703 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(38) U of Missouri | 1630 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(39) SUNY-Buffalo | 444 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(40) U of Michigan | 573 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(41) Michigan St (incl staff) | 1395 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(42) U of Nebraska (incl staff) | 826 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(43) U of Tenn sys | 779 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(44) Florida St U | 1448 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(45) Indiana U (incl staff) | 1719 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(46) U of Arkansas (incl staff) | 1611 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(47) Louisiana St U | 947 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(48) U of Louisville | 543 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(49) Arkansas St U (incl staff) | 540 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(50) Liberty U | 428 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals (N) | 69,444 | 3** | 0 |
*As of data accessed 10/5/20; ostensibly by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction amplification & detection of C19 viral RNA, or C19 nucleocapsid protein antigen detection by immunofluorescent assay(s);
**As originally noted here: https://twitter.com/andrewbostom/status/1302438825063591936; https://bit.ly/3mHD3Be; “Kansas college student hospitalized with suspected case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome”, but the KS college was unidentified; However 1 of the now 1106 C19+ students at SDSU was hospitalized “1st SDSU Student Among COVID-19 Surge Hospitalized as Cases Reach 440.” https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/investigations/1st-sdsu-student-among-covid-19-surge-hospitalized-as-cases-reach-440/2402332/; 1 U-Wisc-Madison student was hospitalized out of 2967 C19+ https://wkow.com/2020/09/16/first-known-uw-madison-student-hospitalized-with-covid-19/ & 1 U Illinois hospitalization out of 2566 C19+ https://www.idsnews.com/article/2020/09/iu-first-coronavirus-hospitalization-flu-isolations; Links to campus C19 dashboards follow, along with local news items. Daily extensive google searches for the past 5-weeks, through moments before this posting, in addition to scanning of the C19 dashboards themselves revealed zero reported C19 deaths, and one hospitalization of a San Diego State University student who apparently acquired their C19 infection off campus. As cited in a note accompanying the Table, one other student from an unidentified college in Kansas was hospitalized in mid-to late August as reported the by the Governor of Kansas. This student was ostensibly hospitalized with a C19-related inflammatory syndrome (associated with myriad other viruses including common cold causing coronaviruses https://bit.ly/2DF8fzn:“Concurrent Respiratory Viruses and Kawasaki Disease”, and associated typically with a self-limited, benign outcome in C19: https://bit.ly/3jWvYKP: “COVID-19 and Kawasaki Like Disease: The Known-Known, the Unknown-Known and the Unknown-Unknown”). However, a severe C19 case has apparently occurred in an obese, asthmatic student attending Austin College, in Texas https://www.austincollege.edu/covid-dashboard/ who required ICU hospitalization, as reported 9/18/20: “AUSTIN COLLEGE STUDENT HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID” https://www.kten.com/clip/15134687/austin-college-student-hospitalized-with-covid ; https://www.kxii.com/video/2020/09/19/austin-college-student-hospitalized-with-covid-/
*** The tragic deaths of Jamain Stephens, Jr. from the Univ of California, PA apparently by a pulmonary embolus https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-death-jamain-stephens.html , and Appalachian St U student Chad Dorrill who died from rapidly progressive paralysis (Guillain-Barre Syndrome) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/college-student-dies-covid.html despite purely lay reports, have NOT in fact been confirmed as C19 deaths by medical caretakers and/or medical examiners. The autopsy findings on neither Mr. Stephens nor Mr. Dorrill for example have been released, and the Chairman of Neurology at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem commented on the Dorrill case: “We are doing everything to figure out why this happened.”
2/ refs U Alabama sys https://www.wvtm13.com/article/ua-doctor-confident-in-covid-19-protocols-at-tuscaloosa-campus/33908526; https://uasystem.edu/covid-19-dashboard/
3/ refs U Georgia https://news.uga.edu/uga-reports-covid-19-cases-for-first-full-week-of-class/; https://uhs.uga.edu/healthtopics/covid-19-health-and-exposure-updates; https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/university-of-georgia-reports-70percent-decline-of-positive-covid-19-tests-on-campus/ar-BB196PsN
4/ refs U Kentucky https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/09/02/university-kentucky-covid-19-tests-find-hundreds-cases/3449300001/; https://www.uky.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-data-dashboard?_ga=2.243267847.467492369.1599132175-2125327208.1599132175
5/ refs Ohio State U https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200903/ohio-state-reports-882–positive-coronavirus-tests-among-students; https://safeandhealthy.osu.edu/dashboard
6/ refs U of Dayton https://udayton.edu/coronavirus/case_dashboard.php;
6a/ refs for Miami U of Ohio https://miamioh.edu/healthy-together/status-updates/dashboard/
7/ refs for Illinois State https://coronavirus.illinoisstate.edu/dashboard/;
8/refs for Missouri State https://www.missouristate.edu/Coronavirus/confirmed-cases.htm; https://www.wglt.org/post/how-isu-faring-covid-19-compared-other-midwest-college-towns#stream/0
9/ refs U of Iowa: https://coronavirus.uiowa.edu/covid-19-numbers;
https://coronavirus.uiowa.edu/news/2020/08/campus-update-how-covid-19-spreads-new-ventilation-practices-number-self-reported ; https://dailyiowan.com/2020/09/07/university-of-iowa-reporters-175-new-covid-19-cases/
10/ refs U of Kansas: https://protect.ku.edu/sites/protect/files/documents/Dashboard/COVID-19_Dashboard_Aug1toSept30.pdf ; https://protect.ku.edu/covid-19-test-reporting;
11/ ref K State: https://www.k-state.edu/covid-19/communities/
12/ refs Penn State: https://virusinfo.psu.edu/covid-19-dashboard;
https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/education/penn-state/article245492075.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_657569 ; https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiMzM0ZDQyNTMtNTUxYS00ODEzLTk4YzAtZTc4ZjMyNGQ4YjJkIiwidCI6IjdjZjQ4ZDQ1LTNkZGItNDM4OS1hOWMxLWMxMTU1MjZlYjUyZSIsImMiOjF9
13/ ref U Wisc https://smartrestart.wisc.edu/dashboard/
14/ ref U Miami: https://coronavirus.miami.edu/dashboard/index.html
15/ refs U of S. Carolina: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/515020-university-of-south-carolina-reports-over-1000-students-tested; https://www.sc.edu/safety/coronavirus/dashboard/index.php
https://www.sc.edu/safety/coronavirus/dashboard/index.php “No students have required hospitalization since classes for the fall semester began last month” https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/515020-university-of-south-carolina-reports-over-1000-students-tested
16/ refs U of Arizona https://covid19.arizona.edu/dashboard; https://news.arizona.edu/story/uarizona-ramp-covid-19-testing;
17/ refs Notre Dame C19: https://here.nd.edu/our-approach/dashboard/; https://www.wndu.com/2020/09/07/notre-dame-reports-6-more-coronavirus-cases/; https://www.southbendtribune.com/coronavirus/notre-dame-covid-infections-continue-to-climb-now-at-222-cases/article_b84d673a-e22f-11ea-b2f9-c755bbb0b1ff.html; https://www.ndinsider.com//www.ndinsider.com/football/zero-notre-dame-football-players-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-newest-update/article_4543f180-f726-5718-a939-ab2706d9a8b2.html
18/ refs Temple U: https://www.temple.edu/life-temple/health-wellness/covid-19-keeping-our-community-safe-healthy/university-communication/active-covid-19-cases-temple-university#definition-2; https://temple-news.com/protect-temple-communitys-safety/
19/ James Madison: since July 1st https://www.jmu.edu/stop-the-spread/dashboard.shtml ; According to JMU spokesperson Caitlyn Read, there have been no hospitalizations stemming from the positive cases of students and staff. https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/2020/08/31/jmu-covid-19-numbers-continue-climb-past-350-cases-after-students-return-classes/5678055002/
20/ refs Texas Tech U: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/communications/emergency/coronavirus/; https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/08/texas-universities-coronavirus-parties/
21/ refs U of Texas: https://coronavirus.utexas.edu/ut-austin-covid-19-dashboard; https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/08/texas-universities-coronavirus-parties/
22/ refs Texas Christian U: https://www.tcu.edu/connected-campus/covid-19/case-count.php; https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/08/texas-universities-coronavirus-parties/
23/ Refs Texas A & M: https://www.tamu.edu/coronavirus/dashboard/ ; https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/08/texas-universities-coronavirus-parties/
24/ refs U of Illinois: https://splunk-public.machinedata.illinois.edu:8000/en-US/app/uofi_shield_public_APP/home; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17nPlAJe4bQBYp82ko_q6ngaLYE_BfBQ7SimPjSfdbuc/edit#gid=0; https://www.c-uphd.org/champaign-urbana-illinois-coronavirus-information.html; https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-coronavirus-updates-increase-in-cases-on-college-campuses-pritzker-warns-of-rising-positivity-rates/2333539/
25/ refs Iowa State: https://asqk.ehs.iastate.edu/coviddashboard; https://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/iowa-state-reports-week-three-covid-19-numbers-coronavirus-quarantine-isolation-students-faculty-staff-on-campus-testing-self-reported/article_0f5da2f0-f131-11ea-8046-83943233303e.html;
26/ Refs E. Carolina U: https://returnofpiratenation.ecu.edu/public-covid-dashboard/; https://www.newsobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article245550470.html
27/refs UNC: https://carolinatogether.unc.edu/dashboard/; https://www.wect.com/2020/09/07/duke-university-covid-cases-spread-slower-rate/
28/refs NC state https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/testing-and-tracking/; https://www.wect.com/2020/09/07/duke-university-covid-cases-spread-slower-rate/
29/refs Auburn U: https://www.auburn.edu/administration/campus-safety/covid-historical-data.html; http://auburn.edu/covid-resource-center/ ; http://www.auburn.edu/administration/campus-safety/covid-campuses.html ; https://oanow.com/news/local/nearly-600-new-covid-19-cases-reported-last-week-at-auburn-university/article_89fa1f04-f1ed-11ea-944d-d76a912f4575.html
30/ refs ASU https://biodesign.asu.edu/research/clinical-testing/asu-covid-19-management-framework; https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2020/09/07/asu-covid-19-numbers-807-students-18-employees-sick-sunday/5742948002/
31/ refs San Diego State https://sacd.sdsu.edu/student-health-services/covid19-case-alert-protocol
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/investigations/1st-sdsu-student-among-covid-19-surge-hospitalized-as-cases-reach-440/2402332/; https://sa.sdsu.edu/student-health-services/covid-19
32/ Refs Ball State U https://www.bsu.edu/about/administrativeoffices/emergency-preparedness/pandemicfluprep/coronavirus/dashboard
33/ Univ of N. Dakota https://veoci.com/veoci/p/dashboard/jr2p5p3tmp?preview=true
34/ Univ of Central Florida https://www.ucf.edu/coronavirus/
35/ Univ of FL-Gainesville https://coronavirus.ufhealth.org/screen-test-protect-2/about-initiative/testing-dashboard/ 36/ Oklahoma State U https://go.okstate.edu/coronavirus/statistics.html
37/ SUNY-Oneonta https://suny.oneonta.edu/covid-19
38/Univ of Missouri https://renewal.missouri.edu/student-cases/
39/ U of Buffalo-SUNY https://www.buffalo.edu/coronavirus/health-and-safety/covid-19-dashboard.html
40/ U of Michigan https://campusblueprint.umich.edu/dashboard/
41/ Mich State U https://www.michiganradio.org/post/msu-says-it-has-548-covid-19-cases-health-department-says-its-actually-1250; https://msu.edu/together-we-will/testing-reporting/
42/ U of Nebraska https://covid19.unl.edu/unl-covid-19-dashboard
43/ U of Tenn sys https://tennessee.edu/coronavirus/dashboard/
44/ Florida St U https://fall2020.fsu.edu/ ; https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/fsu-launches-covid-19-dashboard
45/ U of Indiana https://fall2020.iu.edu/dashboards/bloomington
46/ U of Arkansas https://health.uark.edu/coronavirus/covid-dashboard.php
47/ Louisiana State U https://lsu.edu/roadmap/covid-dashboard/index.php
48/ U of Louisville https://louisville.edu/coronavirus/dashboard 49/
49/ Arkansas St U https://www.astate.edu/safety/novel-coronavirus/campus-covid-19-report/
50/ Liberty U https://www.liberty.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-dashboard/
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