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A commentary published in the journal Pediatrics, the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, concludes that children infrequently transmit Covid-19 to each other, or to adults.
And that schools, provided they follow appropriate social distancing guidelines and take into account rates of transmission in their community, can and should reopen in the fall.
The authors, Benjamin Lee, M.D. and William V. Raszka, Jr., M.D., are both pediatric infectious disease specialists on the faculty of the University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine. Dr. Raszka is an associate editor of Pediatrics.
In the new Pediatrics study, Klara M. Posfay-Barbe, M.D., a faculty member at University of Geneva's medical school, and her colleagues studied the households of 39 Swiss children infected with Covid-19.
The Coronavirus Infected Hundreds at a Georgia Summer Camp
And that schools, provided they follow appropriate social distancing guidelines and take into account rates of transmission in their community, can and should reopen in the fall.
originally posted by: bigsnowman
And that schools, provided they follow appropriate social distancing guidelines and take into account rates of transmission in their community, can and should reopen in the fall.
This, to me, is the key statement. Also, do they clarify what age range is considered a "child"? I couldn't find it in the article and I, admittedly, did not look at the study the article was based on.
Two new studies, though from different parts of the world, have arrived at the same conclusion: that young children not only transmit SARS-CoV-2 efficiently, but may be major drivers of the pandemic as well.
The first, which was published in JAMA yesterday, reports findings from a pediatric hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The second, a preprint manuscript awaiting peer review, was conducted in the mountainous province of Trento, Italy.
originally posted by: snowspirit
www.forbes.com...
Two new studies, though from different parts of the world, have arrived at the same conclusion: that young children not only transmit SARS-CoV-2 efficiently, but may be major drivers of the pandemic as well.
The first, which was published in JAMA yesterday, reports findings from a pediatric hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The second, a preprint manuscript awaiting peer review, was conducted in the mountainous province of Trento, Italy.
And a newer article says the opposite.....
They’re still figuring this out....
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: Phage
That's why I said the findings would be a huge relief to "most" people. There are always those who look for the dark clouds. That's human nature.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: carewemust
Yeah.
Too bad it didn't just disappear before Easter.
Too bad it didn't just disappear when summer came.
So, let's just open up everything because flawed studies say that everything is fine and dandy.
Good plan.
Researchers also said the findings are the latest in a growing body of evidence suggesting children of all ages are susceptible to the virus and may play “an important role” in its spread.
Coronavirus forces summer camps across America to close
Georgia camp outbreak shows rapid virus spread among children
Rising cases among adults and children in Texas childcare facilities, which have seen 894 Covid-19 cases among staff members and 441 among children in 883 child care facilities across the state, have the potential to be misinterpreted, Dr. Raszka said. He has not studied the details of the outbreak.
originally posted by: Wildbob77
I think that opening schools for in person education should only be done where the infection rate is very low.
In areas that have a significant rate of infection, your going to have to open online.
Just my opinion.
Also, kids do not follow social distancing guidelines, they do not wear masks correctly, and they love to shout and sing. Good luck to the in person educators.