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> Except when they do There's no evidence to support the idea that children under 12 are a much risk of spreading COVID-19. According to the CDC which is notor
by ch4s3 6y ago
> Except when they do
There's no evidence to support the idea that children under 12 are a much risk of spreading COVID-19. According to the CDC which is notoriously conservative, "in-person learning in schools has not been associated with substantial community transmission". According to the NYT [1], NYC school reopening did not drive spread. Here's another [2] look a children 9 and under in Israel showing both low infection rates and low spread in Israeli schools.
We also know that basically no children die of COVID-19. But we do know that for small children being isolated at home is terrible for their mental health and educational futures.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/world/nyc-schools-covid-transmission-study.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/world/nyc-schools-covid-t...
[2]https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2778940 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...