04-27-2021, 08:09 PM
The lull, if you had one, was caused by mitigation measures and by vaccinations.
The resurgence (or reversal of the lull) was due to several factors:
• "Covid fatigue" - people got tired of the mitigation measures and decreased compliance--or abandoned them altogether.
• A return of schools to in-person instruction.
• Winter youth sports. It's not just practices and games where spread can occur. There is always socialization associated.
• The variants. The UK b.1.1.7 variant has become the dominant strain in the U.S. It is much more contagious and is thought to affect kids much more than the original strain.
I have heard some experts say they think we were on track to get ahead of the virus until the variants became prevalent. The variants spread much faster (and among younger people) and outpaced the rate at which we can vaccinate.
The resurgence (or reversal of the lull) was due to several factors:
• "Covid fatigue" - people got tired of the mitigation measures and decreased compliance--or abandoned them altogether.
• A return of schools to in-person instruction.
• Winter youth sports. It's not just practices and games where spread can occur. There is always socialization associated.
• The variants. The UK b.1.1.7 variant has become the dominant strain in the U.S. It is much more contagious and is thought to affect kids much more than the original strain.
I have heard some experts say they think we were on track to get ahead of the virus until the variants became prevalent. The variants spread much faster (and among younger people) and outpaced the rate at which we can vaccinate.