Since I know people love to read only the headlines, there are a few key caveats listed in this article, chief among them that they recommend closing restaurants and bars in exchange for keeping schools open. (more key points below) nytimes.com/2021/01/26/wor…
another key point: mask compliance. In our school district, kids are allowed "mask breaks," take their masks off to eat, and pre-schoolers are taking masks off to eat breakfast, lunch + snack, and to take naps. IMO, we need to cut down the removal of masks as much as possible.
key point #3: widespread testing. The Biden admin, and the experts cited in this article, call for widespread testing as part of the safe re-opening plan. This means testing before people have symptoms, and/or if they don't have them (in other words, rapid antigen tests).
key point #4: low cases in the community. Here in Hamilton County, we're at level purple - the worst it could possibly be - with 695 cases/100K. That is not low. In the white paper so many op-eds referred to, the upper limit was 35/100K. policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/…
And here is a key point that is missing from the article: VACCINATION. Why not wait to open and/or phase in opening according to whether teachers are vaccinated? WHY would we knowingly send these teachers and staff in w/out a vaccine? PUT THEM IN FRONT OF THE LINE.
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