ANECDOTE ALERT: Kindergarten on my block was back for just one day when a teacher tested positive for Covid, putting 14 kids into quarantine. Of them, 7 have now tested positive. The B.1.1.7 lineage is no joke.
Teachers were offered priority access to coronavirus vaccines, but many delayed. This teacher had received her first dose a few days prior. She had mild symptoms but delayed getting a test.
Luckily, most of the parents were vaccinated earlier, so they will have significant protection. But the virus can spread in the home to other kids.
B.1.1.7 is the British variant, for those asking.
I'm still confident the vaccines will win the race against the coronavirus in Israel. But the few weeks while the vaccines take the time to kick in can be risky.
By the way, I'm not against opening schools when incidence is low and mitigations are in place, and where teachers act responsibly. But the British variant does change the balance of calculation, and some things that were safe in July aren't safe now.
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