Thread by @eduwonkette_jen

I❤️NY: the city twice as good as Phoenix

🧵12/20 Morning Update, NYC kids & schools
with a review of @NYCSchools mitigation failures
all of which can be improved by a willing administration

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https://twitter.com/eduwonkette_jen/status/1472640365236826123?s=20

Despite testing bottlenecks, NYC kids' cases continued to grow: 1,669 yesterday

In 2021, the previous 1 week total (Monday-Monday) was 4,757 in the week ending 1/24

Last wk's total, which I'll post tomorrow, is on track to double that 😥

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https://twitter.com/eduwonkette_jen/status/1470736152030285828?s=20

Here is the DOE school-reported trend for kids & staff.

Note that these differ from lab-reported cases because they include only those that make their way from family to school to The Situation (room)

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Surprised that last wk's #s are so large if your main source is DOECovid Map?

🧵👇re data problem; 6 days since DOE notified, no fix

Random errors go in 2 directions

DOE's errors consistently favor the house

Misleading w data=bad for democracy

https://twitter.com/eduwonkette_jen/status/1471119632991936518?s=20

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Now, let's review DOE's mitigation work
1⃣Vaccination
2⃣Testing
3⃣Ventilation
4⃣Masking
@NYCMayor touts mandates, but hasn't enforced 2 shots for school staff

What % of staff have 2 shots? No one knows

What is well known: 1 shot=little protection

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https://twitter.com/eduwonkette_jen/status/1471915463525511173?s=20

2⃣Testing

Major problems since Sept
➡️opt-in v opt-out: 25% consent, so 3-5% tested/wk
➡️not testing vax'ed tho vax'ed get & transmit
➡️pulling people out of testing pool after 1💉
➡️retreating on staff testing

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https://twitter.com/eduwonkette_jen/status/1464631104619651072?s=20

3⃣Ventilation
If you did not read @Gothamist investigation on air filters, pls do so now

➡️They had $ to buy HEPA filters, & bought trash
➡️But for the Mayor's office, they bought the real stuff

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https://twitter.com/eduwonkette_jen/status/1461394059306676227?s=20

3⃣Ventilation

Despite data showing higher infection in window-dependent schs, still no action to address it

I replicated this analysis for 20-21 SY & observe higher infection rates in window-dependent schs too for both kids & staff

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https://twitter.com/eduwonkette_jen/status/1466786072533344257?s=20

4⃣Masking

Well-established that Omicron more infectious & demands higher-quality masks

Why aren't we providing them to staff & students @NYCSchools?

https://twitter.com/kprather88/status/1472733562298195968?s=20

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Here's the good news: we know what to do to reduce student & staff risk of infection

We just have to do it, @ericadamsfornyc @Realdavidcbanks

1⃣Enforce vax mandates: 2 shots + booster
2⃣Test everyone weekly
3⃣Buy HEPA filters for all schools
4⃣Provide high-qual 😷

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