Thread by @DrEricDing

3 feet in schools may not be enough—Osterholm said CDC 3-feet were based on data done when only the original, wild-type virus was circulating, not #B117.
"What little science supports 3 vs 6 feet goes out the window here. Is 6 feet even safe?" #COVID19 cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspecti…

2) “Europe's lessons: Open schools may close again
In Europe, where schools have been opened since the fall, some countries, have now had to close doors in light of the spread of the B117 variant. Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, have all confirmed B117 outbreaks in schools.

3) “But data on B117 and children are limited and conflicting, as the variant was only first identified in the United Kingdom in December. Non–peer-reviewed studies have shown children under 18 make up a larger share of UK B117 cases.”

4) Indeed, here are also the active #COVID19 cases in MA by age, according to @wbz @AnnaMeiler. See anything stand out in the kids?

And higher in kids not due to vaccinations —most 20-30 year olds are not vaccinated yet.

5) “According to Marion Koopmans, DVM, PhD, it's still true that children as a whole are less affected by all types of #COVID19. In Netherlands, children and young adults are overrepresented in the current increase in cases—could mean #B117 is more transmissible among children.

6) “It seems that children infected with B117 are more often symptomatic," Koopmans said, noting her comments were based on a study that has not yet been published, which was based on small numbers. "That could also translate into more transmission."

7) Recently, Belgium PM notes schools are major sources of transmission.

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1374140057964134403

8) Very quickly, US cases now rising again. #B117 is here.

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1375425304014028802

9) you don’t want to zoom into this graph from AT.

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1375434384774430726