Are young people to blame for recent COVID-19 surges? Experts say the numbers are not conclusive
As COVID-19 once again grips the Northeast and the country, the message to twenty-somethings in particular has been consistent and clear: Get serious. Stop partying. You are endangering your communities.

Across the country and the world, young adults are making up an ever-increasing share of known COVID-19 cases, and public officials are not letting the trend go unnoticed.

But epidemiologists worry that officials' reprimands might be misdirected — and counterproductive.

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