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[quote=Anonymous]"We are a group of scientists and pediatric, infectious disease, emergency, and ICU doctors concerned that COVID-19 mitigation measures for children are doing more harm than good. Health must be viewed holistically— yet school policymakers have narrowly defined “safety” as the mere absence of COVID, putting children into a loop of mitigation measures that are uncoupled from actual risk. After two years of living with one disruption after another, the toll on children’s mental and physical health is increasingly evident and alarming. To protect them, an urgent return to fully normal schooling is needed.

We have created this advocacy toolkit to support that shift, along with guidance on how to use this toolkit. We’ve distilled the raw data so that parents, students, and school decision makers at all levels can understand not just COVID-19, but the harms of two years of pandemic life to children’s health and wellbeing. As scientists and physicians, our goal is to provide accurate data and nuanced guidance—to help people frame decisions and balance risk—not to make decisions for you."

https://www.urgencyofnormal.com/

More examples of shifting expert thinking on school/childcare policies:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)'s Policy Lab suggested K-12 guidance: https://policylab.chop.edu/tools-and-memos/guidance-person-education-k-12-educational-settings

CHOP's childcare guidance: https://policylab.chop.edu/tools-and-memos/guidance-managing-covid-19-and-other-seasonal-viruses-early-care-and-education?fbclid=IwAR1tWPwWcnMbZn2FNKeMKmr2szDumtej3qeugAw4quZe3mq4Mtk_ZzaYoiQ

Looking forward to a kind and respectful discussion.

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