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>> 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.




>> Schools across Europe have opened

That's not wrong. At least in France and Germany schools reopened 2 weeks before summer break with near full attendance.


All three are true, you are denying science. I am very tired of this anti-science crowd peddling fear.

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/0...


Before accusing me of denying science, you should actually read the underlying material and try to think about it critically. The AAP guidelines the article is referencing were written more than three weeks ago, when most states were in the middle of a lull between the first wave that we had in March and April and the second one that is starting. It also contradicts CDC's own, current guidelines, which state that remote learning is the safest option for people of all ages.

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?




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