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Nisha Thampi

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I am happy to see this for children, youth, families in Ottawa. This decision follows weeks of decreasing case rates and test positivity across all ages, decreasing wastewater signals, Yet

1/It's the eve of provincial announcements on schools reopening for in-person instruction.Households are under stress and experts are divided on whether schools are unicorns or infernos.Everyone wants to do right

This is what we need. A plan with enhanced measures in schools.In the Fall, there were fewer superspreader events in schools vs community/workplaces. Current prevention measures (student cohorting, distancing, masking,

Deeply concerned about broad + longlasting impact of school closures, including:1. closures a/w learning losses (esp literacy), achievement gaps between and within high- and low-income settings2. Virtual learning a/w inequities

COVID-19 cases (at least one staff) confirmed at 5 Ottawa schools -This was to be expected. In recent weeks, we'd see up to 5 school-aged kids/day positive for COVID-19 at

1/ @SickKidsNews released guidance today about school reopening. Colleagues, mentors +caregiver advocates among co-authors. I was not involved in its development, and can appreciate concerns raised re: content and comprehensiveness.

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