The recent spread of the highly contagious Delta variant has thrown back-to-school plans into disarray, temporarily driving tens of thousands of students back to virtual learning or pausing instruction altogether.Liz […]
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100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US changes its ways
The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation’s most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that […]
How to Calculate Delta-Variant Risks for Children This Fall
Is school safe? Soccer? Birthday parties? Doctors suggest some principles to guide decision-making for parents with unvaccinated children.Liz Stuart is quoted The Wall Street Journal .
My Kids’ School Won’t Reinstate Masks Despite A Recent Surge In COVID Cases. Here’s What I Chose To Do.
Georgia’s Cobb County School District had parents choose between virtual and in-person learning, then lifted its mask mandate. Many families are frantically figuring out how to navigate this reality.Elizabeth Stuart […]
My Kids’ School Won’t Reinstate Masks Despite a Recent Surge in COVID Cases. Here’s What I Chose to Do.
Georgia’s Cobb County School District had parents choose between virtual and in-person learning, then lifted its mask mandate. Many families are frantically figuring out how to navigate this reality. Liz Stuart is […]
Don’t let children under 12 slip through the cracks in the fight against Covid [Opinion]
Pandemic-related guidelines and protections have to evolve. It isn’t flip-flopping, as some charge. It’s what must happen as the pandemic changes and knowledge about it grows.Liz Stuart coauthored the piece at […]
Are crowds safe as delta variant spreads? Experts explain COVID risks at common gatherings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended last month that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in some areas – rolling back previous guidance that vaccinated individuals could forego […]
Will the Delta Variant Upend Another School Year? [Opinion]
The biggest epidemiological question was whether reopening schools would seed community outbreaks. For many months, science offered very few clear answers. But studies have since suggested that in-school transmission was […]
Study Explores Why Parents Are Worried About Vaccinating Kids 12 and Below
Only 49.4% of parents and caregivers surveyed in March 2021 planned on vaccinating their children ages 12 years old and younger when a COVID-19 vaccine is made available for their […]
The Delta Variant in Schools: What to Know
Classrooms are opening their doors to a different pandemic. Here is how to think about risk.Liz Stuart is quoted at The New York Times .