We are having the same type of issues with parents at public schools in our state, Parents should realize that young elementary school-aged children tell their teachers everything. So if mommy gave the child medicine that morning so they don't have a fever (well until mid-day) the teacher will hear about it. If daddy is locked in the basement with Covid the teacher will hear about it. Parents who think they can just send their kids to school when either the child is sick or other family members are sick. -- usually find out the kids are sent back home by mid-day. Sadly they potentially spread Covid in the school the few hours they are in the classroom. Our North Carolina schools -- with federal funding -- have started to do pool testing once per week in schools (parents can opt their children in). They have also started a 'test to stay" program for children who were exposed in a classroom so they don't have to quarantine -- instead they get tested via a rapid test each morning in a tent outside the school . If the test is negative they can go into school. Not all schools are doing these two programs yet -- however the numbers are increasing.
Huh, I never saw this thread. I guess with all the GWB forum COVID spam its hard to catch it all. So, based on this September "study", am I right in reading that 18 more unmasked out of every ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND got COVID and recovered fully? And this study was before the CDC came out and said that non N95 masks essentially don't provide protection, right?
This thread has multiple large scale studies showing very clearly that masks are very effective at stopping the spread of Covid at schools. Masks in schools are still effective at stopping the spread of Omicron. However using N95 or KN95 masks would be more effective (this should be obvious).
N95s are regularly referred to as the "gold standard of respirators" and filter out at least 95% of airborne particles. Approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, N95s must form a seal to the face in order to work properly, according to the CDC. Masks and respirators (i.e., specialized filtering masks such as “N95s”) can provide different levels of protection depending on the type of mask and how they are used. Loosely woven cloth products provide the least protection, layered finely woven products offer more protection, well-fitting disposable surgical masks and KN95s offer even more protection, and well-fitting NIOSH-approved respirators (including N95s) offer the highest level of protection. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/types-of-masks.html N95 are a gold standard but they did not say anything else provides NO protection. Loosely fitting cloth masks obviously do nothing because they are loosely fitting but something below the gold standard still provides protection.
Regarding the "did not say anything else provides NO protection", are we talking about what the CDC said from 1946-2020 or what they said from 2020-2021?
At my children's schools...N95 was not required in 2020. The schools had 5 kids infected with Covid and one resulted in a Hospital/ICU admission. In January of 2021...they made N95 a requirement plus they gave them free to every teacher, staff, child, and bus driver. So far in their schools in 2021, no infections and no infections so far in 2022. Yet, we've also had strict restrictions, curfews in the community. Thus, it may have nothing to do with N95 face mask wear and instead, the low school infections are something more about the strict restrictions plus occasional curfews when breakouts occurred in the community. wrbtrader
Ah. COVID particles and viral particulate behavior is different than other viruses? Is that what you are saying?
you said COVID and the CDC view on masks and I cited the CDC view on masks with respect to COVID What are you talking about