Read on Twitter
This viral thread is disingenuous - it compares cases today, when in reality, the countries listed either opened schools months ago (near the height of their epidemic), or, in the case of Sweden, never closed schools at all. These countries contained COVID *despite* open schools. https://twitter.com/brianklaas/status/1280868512207167490
First up, Denmark: They reopened schools on April 15.
Here's what that looks like on their daily death chart.
Do you see the effect that school reopening had? Me neither.
Here's what that looks like on their daily death chart.
Do you see the effect that school reopening had? Me neither.
Next up, Norway. They reopened schools on April 27.
Here's what that looks like on their daily death chart.
Do you see the effect that school reopening had? Me neither.
Here's what that looks like on their daily death chart.
Do you see the effect that school reopening had? Me neither.
OK, what about Germany? They reopened schools on May 4.
Here's what that looks like on their daily death chart.
Do you see the effect that school reopening had? Me neither.
Here's what that looks like on their daily death chart.
Do you see the effect that school reopening had? Me neither.
Finally, Sweden. As you are probably aware, Sweden never closed their schools. Kids have been learning throughout 2020.
A public health disaster for kids, teachers, and administrators? Hardly.
A public health disaster for kids, teachers, and administrators? Hardly.
The point is not to limit community spread in order to safely reopen schools. The point is that you can reopen schools safely, because they do not contribute substantially to community spread. This is borne out in data of many countries who are educating their youths in person.
