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Now that school is back, I think it's a good time to look back at the fall and revisit the big fear everyone had about opening schools causing "spikes" in cases.
Date Range: Mid July-End of September.
Enough time for multiple incubation periods.
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Date Range: Mid July-End of September.
Enough time for multiple incubation periods.
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In the fall, didn't matter what learning mode the school system chose, the trends were the same. No spikes. Not even close. The idea that a single thing like school open/close could affect the trajectory should be put to bed.
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Of course from Europe we knew Schools and Children are not the drivers of the epidemic
https://twitter.com/ifihadastick/status/1313461076814688259?s=20
But now we also actually have our own data from our own natural experiment in our own state. Will we learn from it?
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https://twitter.com/ifihadastick/status/1313461076814688259?s=20
But now we also actually have our own data from our own natural experiment in our own state. Will we learn from it?
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Seems sentiment has changed from "we're trying to prevent it from getting bad"
To "It's already too bad too dangerous."
Both of which are false, because schools are either a high risk environment or they are not.
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To "It's already too bad too dangerous."
Both of which are false, because schools are either a high risk environment or they are not.
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Most districts are already offering parent choice for those who want remote, and many elect to do this, meaning even lower density for in person, further reducing risk.
I find it ironic that big time mask advocates are also claiming schools are too dangerous.
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I find it ironic that big time mask advocates are also claiming schools are too dangerous.
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This position betrays their true beliefs- they know (cloth and medical) masks are useless and this is the test for that. It wouldn't matter, schools are safe.
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I was very naïve a few months back and thought doing a service to the community by providing data analysis and , empirical perspective and context might help clear things up and help us realize the futility of these measures and prevent further collateral damage.
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At this point I feel I've done all I can do. I hope those whose minds are open to view and observe the data with skepticism and critical thinking have found reasons to be optimistic and not fall into the self-imposed purgatory that so many others have become willing victims of.
