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Correct. Eliminates 2 trips that would bring infection into by btd

ND: fall break and thanksgiving break. Starting 2 weeks earlier plus the fall break week allows them to get the normal days in before thanksgiving.

The other side effects are more happens in warmer weather. In spite of what media reports, the second wave will not happen in the fall. The second wave begins in late December and peaks in February. That is when Flu season is for the US -- not the fall. Vaccine companies -- every single one is my customer -- do not plan for fall adverse event waves from the vaccines being administered. They plan for the wave to begin end of December -- it's an annual dilemma in drug safety that people at vaccine companies have to work the holiday season as a result.

The longer break also lets ND's assess and regroup between semesters. If they are smart -- and the news about fall semester indicates they have some active brain cells at the moment -- they will do the opposite for spring semester and start 2-4 weeks later, eliminate spring break for the same infection reasons (the return to ND from break), eliminate Easter break, and end late May instead of early May. Shift more of the semester into warmer weather.