Thread by @courtneykallush, @ALPublicHealth multiple studies show that kids rarely, if ever, transmit COVID-19. We [...]

Courtney Kallush

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@ALPublicHealth multiple studies show that kids rarely, if ever, transmit COVID-19. We should lift the mask mandate for elementary age children. Or at least once they are seated at their desks let them remove their mask https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7268273/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...

No evidence of secondary transmission of COVID-19 from children attending school in Ireland, 2020

As many countries begin to lift some of the restrictions to contain COVID-19 spread, lack of evidence of transmission in the school setting remains. We examined Irish notifications of SARS-CoV2 in...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7268273/

Here’s another study that shows kids are not the source of transmission https://theweek.com/speedreads/925304/german-researchers-argue-children-may-act-brake-coronavirus-infections">https://theweek.com/speedread...

German researchers argue children may act as a 'brake' on coronavirus infections

As the debate about reopening American schools in the fall rages on, a new study conducted by the Dresden University Hospital in Germany could shed some light on the matter. The study, the largest of...

https://theweek.com/speedreads/925304/german-researchers-argue-children-may-act-brake-coronavirus-infections

Oh and another one https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200710100934.htm">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/...

Children rarely transmit COVID-19, doctors write in new commentary: Schools can reopen in fall,...

A commentary published in the journal Pediatrics concludes that children infrequently transmit COVID-19 to each other or to adults and that many schools, provided they follow appropriate social...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200710100934.htm

I have a special needs son who is hard of hearing and the mask mandate as it currently stands prevents the school from having any flexibility. He cannot understand teachers. How is he supposed to learn read/letter sounds when he can’t see their mouth

The school my son attends has desk shields. But the school is saying they still can’t remove their mask,despite the plexi glass, because of the state mask mandate.

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