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How Safe Were Kids in School During Phases of the Pandemic?

How Safe Were Kids in School During Phases of the Pandemic?

Update: 2023-08-04

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JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, discuss with Sandra B. Nelson, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston), her JAMA Health Forum study of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools in Massachusetts during 2 different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. She found transmission rates were very low but varied by district and the availability of vaccines.

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How Safe Were Kids in School During Phases of the Pandemic?

How Safe Were Kids in School During Phases of the Pandemic?