Association of American Physicians & Surgeons: With COVID, When Can Schools Re-Open?
July 22, 2020
July 22, 2020
TUCSON, Arizona, July 22 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following commentary:
Every school year, children catch illnesses at school, and so do teachers and parents. Occasionally an outbreak causes schools to close for a time, say during a flu epidemic that is causing a lot of absenteeism. But never before have all schools been closed for months--even though COVID-19 has the unusual feature that children seldom either get sick from it or transmit it . . .
Every school year, children catch illnesses at school, and so do teachers and parents. Occasionally an outbreak causes schools to close for a time, say during a flu epidemic that is causing a lot of absenteeism. But never before have all schools been closed for months--even though COVID-19 has the unusual feature that children seldom either get sick from it or transmit it . . .