Loudoun health director - says impossible to know if we will need 6' of distance this fall

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So how are a plurality of US public schools open full-time now?

Many areas of the country have also decided that they are OK with higher death rates than we are OK with in this area. They also seem to be OK with the possibility of creating more variants and making the pandemic last much longer.

PP is completely welcome to move to Arkansas, Missouri, Florida. Those are states where I know teachers doing 5 day no distancing mask optional F2F. But there’s a reason she won’t.

This. Exactly this.

[Anonymous]

The CDC is coming out with new guidance for schools this week. I wondered if they would update their distancing recommendations to allow schools to plan to be open in the fall full time. But even at say 3 feet of distance, is they enough? Will they say masks are enough?? By the fall, maybe?

The community spread will continue to decrease. Even in two months things will look different. I’m hopeful. But preparing for worse case scenario.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The CDC is coming out with new guidance for schools this week. I wondered if they would update their distancing recommendations to allow schools to plan to be open in the fall full time. But even at say 3 feet of distance, is they enough? Will they say masks are enough?? By the fall, maybe?

The community spread will continue to decrease. Even in two months things will look different. I’m hopeful. But preparing for worse case scenario.

The administration has indicated that the guidance will require “reduced class sizes.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The CDC is coming out with new guidance for schools this week. I wondered if they would update their distancing recommendations to allow schools to plan to be open in the fall full time. But even at say 3 feet of distance, is they enough? Will they say masks are enough?? By the fall, maybe?

The community spread will continue to decrease. Even in two months things will look different. I’m hopeful. But preparing for worse case scenario.

3 ft is still not enough, the desk must be less than 2ft apart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC is coming out with new guidance for schools this week. I wondered if they would update their distancing recommendations to allow schools to plan to be open in the fall full time. But even at say 3 feet of distance, is they enough? Will they say masks are enough?? By the fall, maybe?

The community spread will continue to decrease. Even in two months things will look different. I’m hopeful. But preparing for worse case scenario.

3 ft is still not enough, the desk must be less than 2ft apart.

Right. I think a lot of people forget what classrooms normally look like. Those desks where the chair and desk are all one unit connected by metal tubing are often touching each other front to back in a typical room. That's how crammed in they are when everyone is there.

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Totally guessing here but what if cdc says if teachers are vaccinated, masks are worn and percent positivity is <5% in the community the six foot social distancing recommendation isn’t needed. I think with herd immunity growing over the summer and cases staying lower we will be ok.

Too optimistic? I’m no Fauci.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The CDC is coming out with new guidance for schools this week. I wondered if they would update their distancing recommendations to allow schools to plan to be open in the fall full time. But even at say 3 feet of distance, is they enough? Will they say masks are enough?? By the fall, maybe?

The community spread will continue to decrease. Even in two months things will look different. I’m hopeful. But preparing for worse case scenario.

New variants are more contagious and current vaccines may not protect against them. So there is that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC is coming out with new guidance for schools this week. I wondered if they would update their distancing recommendations to allow schools to plan to be open in the fall full time. But even at say 3 feet of distance, is they enough? Will they say masks are enough?? By the fall, maybe?

The community spread will continue to decrease. Even in two months things will look different. I’m hopeful. But preparing for worse case scenario.

New variants are more contagious and current vaccines may not protect against them. So there is that.

I am worried about this. Parts of the country who are living as normal may very well be setting the stage for new variants. I wish someone could make them understand the importance of preventing that scenario. But I'm sure they'll just continue what they're doing and those of us who live in more cautious areas will just continue paying the price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC is coming out with new guidance for schools this week. I wondered if they would update their distancing recommendations to allow schools to plan to be open in the fall full time. But even at say 3 feet of distance, is they enough? Will they say masks are enough?? By the fall, maybe?

The community spread will continue to decrease. Even in two months things will look different. I’m hopeful. But preparing for worse case scenario.

New variants are more contagious and current vaccines may not protect against them. So there is that.

I am worried about this. Parts of the country who are living as normal may very well be setting the stage for new variants. I wish someone could make them understand the importance of preventing that scenario. But I'm sure they'll just continue what they're doing and those of us who live in more cautious areas will just continue paying the price.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC is coming out with new guidance for schools this week. I wondered if they would update their distancing recommendations to allow schools to plan to be open in the fall full time. But even at say 3 feet of distance, is they enough? Will they say masks are enough?? By the fall, maybe?

The community spread will continue to decrease. Even in two months things will look different. I’m hopeful. But preparing for worse case scenario.

New variants are more contagious and current vaccines may not protect against them. So there is that.

I am worried about this. Parts of the country who are living as normal may very well be setting the stage for new variants. I wish someone could make them understand the importance of preventing that scenario. But I'm sure they'll just continue what they're doing and those of us who live in more cautious areas will just continue paying the price.

Exactly.

They are. Soon we will talk about the "Florida variant", the "Texas variant" etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC is coming out with new guidance for schools this week. I wondered if they would update their distancing recommendations to allow schools to plan to be open in the fall full time. But even at say 3 feet of distance, is they enough? Will they say masks are enough?? By the fall, maybe?

The community spread will continue to decrease. Even in two months things will look different. I’m hopeful. But preparing for worse case scenario.

New variants are more contagious and current vaccines may not protect against them. So there is that.

I am worried about this. Parts of the country who are living as normal may very well be setting the stage for new variants. I wish someone could make them understand the importance of preventing that scenario. But I'm sure they'll just continue what they're doing and those of us who live in more cautious areas will just continue paying the price.

Exactly.

They are. Soon we will talk about the "Florida variant", the "Texas variant" etc.

OMG- there is so much fear here.. the media is so full on this as well! I am not saying COVID is not deadly- in particular for the older ages but so is the flu (for the younger ages- we know the older ages should be vaccined- kept apart since they are so vulnerable until they are vaccinated). As for the rest- do you see the kids in other states going 5 days a week and in some states adults at restaurants carefree? Do you see a need for exra body bags due to this??? NO. This area is so messed up- and people are so nasty about anything. yes, I wear a mask, wash my hands, disinfect etc but by now we know a lot more and see other places that don't have these restrictions. (and no- don't buy that they fudge numbers- that is only trying to add to the fear - and MANY businesses and the government have a lot to gain with a compliant scared population!- look at how rich the rich have become and how this has decimated lower income, small businesses etc. Keeping our schools shut is creating such a huge gap between the haves (like Governor Newsom in CA who is a disgrace by not allowing schools to open while his kids go to private) and the have nots. If we were in the 6 figures, we would not be in public school anymore. We are one of the unfortunate saps that got hit by covid and were unemployed for 7 months.

[Anonymous]

Covid is man made virus released to mess up the planet and the economies. And finally unleash these restrictions on your freedoms and travel. The world is shit and the people aren’t doing a fock to guillotine these parasites we call politicians

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally guessing here but what if cdc says if teachers are vaccinated, masks are worn and percent positivity is <5% in the community the six foot social distancing recommendation isn’t needed. I think with herd immunity growing over the summer and cases staying lower we will be ok.

Too optimistic? I’m no Fauci.

I just don't think we're going to have her immunity by the summer. We're at the beginning of February and less than 10% of the population has been vaccinated. That's quite a while to 80%, especially since it's taking us about 6 weeks to get to 10%. 6 weeks from now will be at spring break, and maybe 20-25% of the population will be vaccinated?

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I’m optimistically checking this website a ton and every day the pace to impunity increases a bit.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-vaccine-doses.html

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Wondering how these districts are going to do 6’ spacing without an waiver of the 990 hours/180 days requirement. Northampton specifically said to superintendents and school boards that it will not be waived next school year.