Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Household COVID-19 risk and in-person schooling

 






In-person schooling has proved contentious and difficult to study throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Data from a massive online survey in the United States indicates an increased risk of COVID-19-related outcomes among respondents living with a child attending school in-person. School-based mitigation measures are associated with significant reductions in risk, particularly daily symptoms screens, teacher masking, and closure of extra-curricular activities. A positive association between in-person schooling and COVID-19 outcomes persists at low levels of mitigation, but when seven or more mitigation measures are reported, a significant relationship is no longer observed. Among teachers, working outside the home was associated with an increase in COVID-19-related outcomes, but this association is similar to other occupations (e.g., healthcare, office work). While in-person schooling is associated with household COVID-19 risk, this risk can likely be controlled with properly implemented school-based mitigation measures...


https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/04/28/science.abh2939?fbclid=IwAR2mg0zW_LF_6W94QAcTc8bLbWKlVnjbIDwBlx3kzrIky7w5zGRNR3dYZWQ

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