[lex24]

  Moreover, the physical safety risk to them is low;

I don't think this is quite correct. Yes, they are much less likely to die of the disease (though our ICU has seen several patients in their 20s and 30s). But we know even asymptomatic survivors have notable heart inflammation whose long term significance is unknown, and plenty of patients have prolonged fatigue and shortness of breath.

For a professional athlete who relies on their physical health, these are important considerations. Sacrifice one year while a vaccine is developed, versus potentially losing your entire career if you have a bad case and develop cardiomyopathy or lose lung capacity.

I suspect this would be relatively uncommon for pro athletes, but if 60% of players got it, it would certainly affect some of their careers.

“Much less likely to die” is a massive understatement, don’t you think?  I mean there has been 1 person in Ca under 18 that has died from Covid. And he had undisclosed health issues.  Tragic, no question. But not significant from a public health standpoint. Also, im  curious, how many instances of “notable heart inflammation” of 20 somethings have you seen?

Having said that, I still think they should not have a college football season.

[lex24]

  Moreover, the physical safety risk to them is low;

I don't think this is quite correct. Yes, they are much less likely to die of the disease (though our ICU has seen several patients in their 20s and 30s). But we know even asymptomatic survivors have notable heart inflammation whose long term significance is unknown, and plenty of patients have prolonged fatigue and shortness of breath.

For a professional athlete who relies on their physical health, these are important considerations. Sacrifice one year while a vaccine is developed, versus potentially losing your entire career if you have a bad case and develop cardiomyopathy or lose lung capacity.

I suspect this would be relatively uncommon for pro athletes, but if 60% of players got it, it would certainly affect some of their careers.

“Much less likely to die” is a massive understatement, don’t you think?  I mean there has been 1 person in Ca under 18 that has died from Covid. And he had undisclosed health issues.  Tragic, no question. But not significant from a public health standpoint. Also, im  curious, how many instances of “notable heart inflammation” of 20 somethings have you seen?

Having said that, I still think they should not have a college football season.