3 reports published in today’s @CDCMMWR highlight the importance of prevention measures in schools to protect students and staff AND keep schools open. Follow the thread to learn more ⬇️ 
A @CDCMMWR report looking at schools in two AZ counties found that schools w/o a mask requirement were 3.5 times more likely to have a #COVID19 outbreak than schools that required masks from the start of the school year. More: bit.ly/MMWR92421.
A 2nd @CDCMMWR report looking at in-school mask requirements & pediatric #COVID19 rates found increases in rates during start of the 2021–22 school year were smaller in U.S. counties w/ school mask requirements than in those w/o school mask requirements. bit.ly/MMWR92421c.
A 3rd @CDCMMWR report found that 96% of schools have offered in-person learning during the current school year, but closures due to #COVID19 have affected more than 900,000 students. More: bit.ly/MMWR92421b.
Findings in today’s @CDCMMWR reinforce the importance of following CDC recommendations to limit spread of #COVID19 in K-12 schools including wearing masks indoors and vaccinating all eligible students and staff. bit.ly/MMWR_COVID19.
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