5 weeks ago, our public schools returned to full-time in-person classes
To keep schools safe, we implemented:
Indoor masking
Ventilation upgrades
Weekly testing
Encouraging vaccinations
We didn't push hard for distancing
So how's it going?
Pretty well actually
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To keep schools safe, we implemented:
Indoor masking
Ventilation upgrades
Weekly testing
Encouraging vaccinations
We didn't push hard for distancing
So how's it going?
Pretty well actually
Short thread
We've seen essentially no spread within schools
Across the nearly 13,000 students who attend
There have been, on average, 10 cases per week
Number of kids getting infected likely has gone down since school began
But are schools driving community transmission?
No
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Across the nearly 13,000 students who attend
There have been, on average, 10 cases per week
Number of kids getting infected likely has gone down since school began
But are schools driving community transmission?
No
2/3
Daily incidence down 10% since schools re-opened
And test positivity down nearly half in last month
Miracle?
No, just use of simple data-driven policies
And the few kids that are positive?
They aren't triggering quarantines
Because with "test and stay" - kids stay in school
And test positivity down nearly half in last month
Miracle?
No, just use of simple data-driven policies
And the few kids that are positive?
They aren't triggering quarantines
Because with "test and stay" - kids stay in school
The point is
We know how to keep schools safe
No plan is perfect
And we may yet have an outbreak
But with kids vaccines around the corner
And with good mitigation in place
I'm hopeful we'll get through this fall/winter with our kids healthy and in school
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We know how to keep schools safe
No plan is perfect
And we may yet have an outbreak
But with kids vaccines around the corner
And with good mitigation in place
I'm hopeful we'll get through this fall/winter with our kids healthy and in school
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