So this blogger/Tweeter clown, Jordan Schachtel, with no credentials is criticizing a world-renown Epidemiologist & Health Economist, Health Policy & Justice, Senior Fellow, FAS, who has time with Harvard & John Hopkins as well. Shame that this clown is completely unable to debate any of the facts put forward Dr. Feigl-Ding but merely criticizes his personal life. Obviously Jordan cannot address Dr. Feigl-Ding's content but merely attacks the source.
you mean like you're doing here? Like you do every time? The guy moved to Austria to enroll his kids in school, after being THE vocal advocate on why you shouldn't put your kids in in-person learning. End of story.
As noted by reasonable people -- the schools in Austria opened safely.... not like schools in the United States. Yet -- you somehow view a clown that pushes fact-free nonsense on Twitter and spends the rest of his time attacking sources --- as a proper source for your facts. This is the joke.
where did Eric post that he did this because of those reasons? This is my second request of you. I also notice how you conveniently skipped over his wife's comments, and when they moved, and where Austria was back when they moved. Did Eric have a time machine to know where Austria would be some time in the future?
Why don't you take a look at how Austria closely followed public health guidelines promoted by the WHO & EU in re-opening its schools. After this tell us about the federal school re-opening standards under Trump. Oh... wait there were none. All we have in the U.S. is example after example of complete school districts needing to shut down 5 or 6 weeks after opening because they were unable to staff their schools due to massive numbers of COVID cases across their staff.
Trumpy trump trump trumpy trump! Who said anything at all about Trump, or the public health guidelines of Austria or the WHO or the EU? All I asked for is where this hero of yours said he was moving to Austria because they were safe for in-person schooling, and why they moved before Austria's data met your 5% guidelines (which you quoted) pre October/November timeframe - per his wife's comments. Keep your eye on the ball and try to answer the questions on the topic we're talking about. I know its hard.
For today's focus let's take a look at the Durham school system re-opening in the past week. For some background information. Durham is a city with a large minority population including a large Hispanic population. The city has endured significant COVID issues particularly in poorer areas where residents live in crowded conditions. The prevalent COVID level in Durham is higher than neighboring counties such as Wake. The Durham schools have been remote for the entire past year. Recently the Durham school board voted 4-3 to re-open schools. The Durham schools re-opened this week. It only took a mere day for several classrooms have multiple students test positive which forced these classrooms back to remote. As of this morning, this problem is increasing and leading to school closures. The Durham school board members who voted to re-opening schools are facing threats from parents. The entire situation has a racial element since the four school board members who voted to re-open the schools are black and the most of the upset parents are white. One day after reopening, 4 Durham classrooms shift back to remote learning when students test positive for virus https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/on...en-students-test-positive-for-virus/19578210/ Durham School Board Members Targeted for Their Votes to Reopen Schools https://indyweek.com/news/durham/durham-public-school-board-threats/
Duke University, also in Durham area had students throwing massive parties that led to many getting suspended and the basketball team had to shut down the season in the middle of the ACC tournament. Maybe it is not reopnining schools, just that the people in Durham are idiots and don't know how to follow protocols...
You really need to separate out the Duke University situation -- which involves rich kids in & around campus in one part of town -- versus the rest of Durham where many areas have high poverty and crowded households. The COVID rate in the "Duke area" is actually low (for Durham) despite students recently acting like idiots at frat parties.
Education secretary says school in the fall 'will look more like what it was before Covid' https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/17/politics/school-reopening-covid-19-miguel-cardona/index.html US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Wednesday projected optimism that the fall will bring a school year that looks "more like what it was before Covid," but stressed that his focus remains on resuming in-person learning this spring. "My focus really right now is getting as many schools open -- pre-K through eight schools -- in the first 100 days, but also trying to get those high schools open so that we can get all students back in safely, and engaging with their friends and learning in the classroom, where they learn best," Cardona told NBC News' Lester Holt in an interview. The secretary added that students across the country have shown an "inspiring" level of resilience during the pandemic and maintained that there would be a renewed focus on mental health following the passage of President Joe Biden's Covid-19 relief plan. "We need to make sure that through this American Rescue Plan we utilize those resources to provide intervention and support, not only with the academic but almost more importantly the social and emotional needs that our students are going to come to school with," Cardona said. The comments build on his confirmation hearing vow to do everything in his power to reopen schools safely, an issue that has become a national flashpoint in recent weeks as US vaccine distribution ramps up. The President has set a goal of reopening a majority of schools in the US for in-person learning within his first 100 days in office, and earlier this month he urged the states to prioritize teachers and school staff to get at least initial immunizations by the end of March. The Department of Education announced on Wednesday the amount of stimulus funds from the America Rescue Plan that it plans to give each state from the $122 billion allotted to K-12 schools. The Department of Health and Human Services also said Wednesday that it will provide an additional $10 billion toward Covid-19 testing for students, teachers and school staff. Cardona said Wednesday that he didn't anticipate mandating vaccines for teachers in order to reopen schools but emphasized that "prioritizing vaccinations will only assist with that." "My experience was when schools had to close it wasn't because of Covid spread within the schools -- it was because we had to quarantine educators, we had to quarantine teachers," he told NBC. "Having the vaccination will help keep our doors open -- it's not only about opening schools, it's really about making sure they stay open." Earlier Wednesday, Cardona declined to say whether the Biden administration would mandate vaccinations for teachers returning to work at some point, telling reporters in the briefing room: "At this point vaccination is available for educators." "I'm proud that the President prioritized educators to be vaccinated, because we know that when that's not the case, it's more likely that schools will close due to quarantining," he added. The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, previously told CNN that while she's a "strong advocate of teachers receiving their vaccine," the agency doesn't believe it's a prerequisite for schools to be able to reopen. Walensky said earlier on Wednesday that the CDC plans to issue new guidance allowing less social distancing in schools. She said the agency is looking at studies that indicate physical distancing of 3 feet is sufficient to keep students and teachers safe in school. Cardona said at the news briefing that if the CDC does update its guidance to allow for less social distancing in schools, it would potentially get more students in classrooms. "If it does go to 3 feet, it'll provide more opportunities, potentially, for students to enter our schools, which is the goal," Cardona told reporters.