>> Schools across Europe have opened. Children rarely spread the disease. Doctors recommend schools open.
False on all three counts. Stop spreading misinformation and propaganda, thanks.
False on all three counts. Stop spreading misinformation and propaganda, thanks.
That's not wrong. At least in France and Germany schools reopened 2 weeks before summer break with near full attendance.
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/0...
Please see the updated statement from AAP's top pediatrician: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/0...
Furthermore, the AAP guidelines don't say anything about teachers or school staff. It is written purely with kids in mind. When asked about this in an NYT interview, Dr. Sean O’Leary, who helped write the guidelines, said:
"We’re pediatricians. We’re not educators. We don’t want to tread in space where we don’t belong."
In other words, they don't give a shit about teachers or school staff. Well, maybe we should? At least a quarter of American teachers are over 50, and more than third of them have pre-existing conditions. Reopening schools for in-person instruction will decimate them.
Lastly, even if kids themselves are not strong vectors for transmission, there is literally tens of millions of them in the USA that are of K-12 age. What do you think is going to happen when they go on to infect their parents and grandparents?