"Experts [in Bay Area] say they are seeing evidence of significant mental and physical problems among children who are out of school, including weight gain and increased rates of depression, anxiety, drug overdoses and suicidal thoughts among adolescents." nytimes.com/2020/11/01/us/…
"Among children aged 10-18 treated at the ER of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, the percentage screened positive for suicidal thoughts rose to 16% in September from 6% in March. 'We really, absolutely, have to consider that the cure might be worse than the disease.'"
"San Francisco currently has 4.7 daily new cases per 100,000 people, a little more than half the rate of new cases in NYC. The share of coronavirus tests coming back positive averaged 0.89 percent for the week ending Oct. 22, lower than NYC average of 1.8 percent for that week."
Wow: "The population of San Francisco is 48 percent white, but as of 2019, white students made up only 15 percent of public school enrollment."
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