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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 I have mixed feelings about the announcement.
1/ https://twitter.com/ctvottawa/status/1354815921433440260
This decision follows weeks of decreasing case rates and test positivity across all ages, decreasing wastewater signals,
Yet I have mixed feelings about the announcement.
1/ https://twitter.com/ctvottawa/status/1354815921433440260
1-This has come at a heavy cost to kids and families.
2-not every school board is reopening (although trends are
in most regions
).
There is no true safety threshold (except #COVIDZero).
Relying on metrics alone will reproduce inequities without addressing processes
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2-not every school board is reopening (although trends are
in most regions).There is no true safety threshold (except #COVIDZero).
Relying on metrics alone will reproduce inequities without addressing processes
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So while kids and parents in Ottawa may be like:
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I'm going:
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We know that school reopening will lead to more contacts, and more opportunities for transmission.
So next steps for schools:
Ensure compliance with masks, distance, handwashing, restricted cohorts
For parents:
Get [household] tested for symptoms, exposures, surveillance
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So next steps for schools:
Ensure compliance with masks, distance, handwashing, restricted cohorts
For parents:
Get [household] tested for symptoms, exposures, surveillance
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For our community:
Continue societal restrictions (i.e. no carpooling/expanded gatherings, no extra-curriculars)
Let's call this a period of #SchoolSelfIsolation.
School reopening is ABOUT THE KIDS, not adults.
Let's get them back with our best efforts.
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Continue societal restrictions (i.e. no carpooling/expanded gatherings, no extra-curriculars)
Let's call this a period of #SchoolSelfIsolation.
School reopening is ABOUT THE KIDS, not adults.
Let's get them back with our best efforts.
fin/
Tipping my hat in light of another epic 
from the inimitable @OttawaHealth team.
"absolutely nothing about [school return] should make you think we are anywhere near being in the clear and that we can open everything back up."
https://twitter.com/OttawaHealth/status/1354841725605453825?s=20
FinForReal/
from the inimitable @OttawaHealth team."absolutely nothing about [school return] should make you think we are anywhere near being in the clear and that we can open everything back up."
https://twitter.com/OttawaHealth/status/1354841725605453825?s=20
FinForReal/
