on reopening schools – February 16, 2022

An article from JAMA on reopening schools

“In this study, in-school mitigation measures (eg, masks) and student vaccinations were associated with substantial reductions in transmissions and infections, but the level of reduction varied across local incidence. These findings underscore the potential role for responsive plans that deploy mitigation strategies based on local COVID-19 incidence, vaccine uptake, and explicit consideration of community objectives” #covid19

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2789005