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Even before the vaccine was available, numerous studies showed that it was safe to keep the schools open.
Here are a few of those studies:
www.yahoo.com
justthenews.com
www.reuters.com
www.telegraph.co.uk
But even with the vaccine, this teachers union doesn't want to go back to work.
Shame on them.
Opinion | Fairfax County should open schools or stop vaccinating teachers
Fairfax County should open schools or stop vaccinating teachers
By Rory Cooper
Rory Cooper is the parent of three Fairfax County elementary school students. He was an adviser to former congressman Eric Cantor (R-Va.).
January 25, 2021
The Fairfax County school system demanded and then received high-priority placement for teachers and administrators to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Those vaccines began a week ago, and, according to the Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand, 5,000 teachers have received their first dose and an additional 22,000 teachers are registered to receive their first dose soon.
And yet, having jumped to the front of the vaccine line, Brabrand, the FCPS School Board and the teachers union are delaying opening schools. That raises the question of why they have the priority placement to begin with, and whether these vaccinations should be immediately halted so that high-risk individuals or public servants who have been working outside of their homes for the entirety of the year have access.
There is simply no common-sense explanation for vaccinating teachers ahead of other high-risk groups if they refuse to return to full-time in-person learning.
Here are a few of those studies:
Risk of coronavirus spreading in schools 'extremely low', study finds
Coronavirus does not spread widely in schools, according to a major study being considered by Government advisers. The research looked at 18 infected teachers and students in 15 schools and found that despite them coming into contact with 863 people at the schools, only two had been infected. It...
Denmark, Finland say they saw no increase in coronavirus after schools re-opened
Finnish schools have been back for two weeks, Danish ones since mid-April.
justthenews.com
Reopening schools in Denmark did not worsen outbreak, data shows
Sending children back to schools and day care centres in Denmark, the first country in Europe to do so, did not lead to an increase in coronavirus infections, according to official data, confirming similar findings from Finland on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
German study finds no evidence coronavirus spreads in schools
Scientists say children may act as a "brake" on the spread of the virus
www.telegraph.co.uk
But even with the vaccine, this teachers union doesn't want to go back to work.
Shame on them.
Opinion | Fairfax County should open schools or stop vaccinating teachers
Fairfax County should open schools or stop vaccinating teachers
By Rory Cooper
Rory Cooper is the parent of three Fairfax County elementary school students. He was an adviser to former congressman Eric Cantor (R-Va.).
January 25, 2021
The Fairfax County school system demanded and then received high-priority placement for teachers and administrators to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Those vaccines began a week ago, and, according to the Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand, 5,000 teachers have received their first dose and an additional 22,000 teachers are registered to receive their first dose soon.
And yet, having jumped to the front of the vaccine line, Brabrand, the FCPS School Board and the teachers union are delaying opening schools. That raises the question of why they have the priority placement to begin with, and whether these vaccinations should be immediately halted so that high-risk individuals or public servants who have been working outside of their homes for the entirety of the year have access.
There is simply no common-sense explanation for vaccinating teachers ahead of other high-risk groups if they refuse to return to full-time in-person learning.
