As an ED physician in NYC who saw too much death and morbidity from COVID, including in previously healthy non-obese young people, I am worried about transmission in schools because I know +

+ that kids can& #39;t be counted on to keep masks on at school. They take pics with friends shoulder to shoulder, take their masks off to talk, play contact sports. Outdoor situations like beach / backyard parties where social distancing is +

+ doable (if non-zero risk) don& #39;t worry me as much as indoor anything involving people under the age of 26 who have poorly developed judgment. It& #39;s developmental! No need to cast aspersions on young people, they just can& #39;t do +

+ it. Their brains are not fully mature and they can& #39;t understand the risks they incur. And what of the child who gets COVID, has minimal symptoms, yet infects older less healthy people in the household? It& #39;s one kind of sadness to +

+ have a parent die. It& #39;s another kind of sadness altogether to be the one to kill your parent (or teacher, or janitor). Can indoor school be done safely? I believe it can, but not for children. The younger the child, the less able to follow the rules.