What does the scientific evidence actually tell us about the COVID-19 pandemic?
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We should learn from excessive economic restrictions and school closures in order to ensure that we protect both lives and livelihoods in future pandemics. Most importantly, we must overhaul the ways in which we make decisions and acquire data about critical public health threats.
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Parents are unlikely to get infected by their young children. High schoolers bear a greater risk.
71 of the nation’s 120 largest school districts will start the 2020–21 academic year with remote instruction and no in-person classes due to the coronavirus.
How do we best address the economic dislocation that is affecting everyday Americans and vulnerable populations?
If K-12 schools reopen, the coronavirus risk to teachers is low—especially from younger children.
The odds of dying from COVID-19 vary considerably by age, especially in comparison to influenza.
To reduce economic and health disparities, we must reopen schools, colleges, and child care facilities, and enable microschool ‘pods’ for those who would otherwise stay home.
Long-term care facilities like nursing homes and assisted living facilities represent the largest—and still growing—share of coronavirus deaths.