US Covid-19 cases jump by a third as college students return to classes

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US Covid-19 cases jump by a third as college students return to classes
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The start of the fall semester is a time of intense social mixing that can contribute to the spread of diseases like Covid-19, influenza and monkeypox. Read more at straitstimes.com.

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - College campus re-openings in the US led to local increases in Covid-19 cases of more than a third, according to a study that highlights the importance of vaccination as fall classes approach.

About 238 million Americans live in counties with college campuses, where the start of the fall semester is a time of intense social mixing that can contribute to the spread of diseases like Covid-19, influenza and monkeypox. Big, national schools that pull students from across the country have a greater impact on local Covid-19 rates than community colleges that enrol students from nearby cities and towns, he said.

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