All three experts know college students well. The very act of resuming in-person classes makes it more likely for some students to do risky things, Schacter said. "We can't control much, but we can control what sort of opportunities students have to break these rules," she said. Viral videos of maskless parties and packed bars account for hundreds out of the nearly 20 million college students in the US, they said. And it's not a problem unique to college students -- adults are ignoring the advice of public health officials, too.

Source: CNN August 24, 2020 14:26 UTC