Reply to Gov. Press Conf. today: Vaccines ARE NOT the metric to use for getting kids back to school

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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand why teachers and staff want to be vaccinated. I have attended all of the meetings for my kids and think opening can be done safely in the classroom. I can’t get over cafeterias. Both of the schools are planning lunch in cafeterias. How can he say schools are relatively safe, as I just heard on the press conference, when all of those unmasked kids are eating together?  Is indoor dining in restaurants now safe? [/quote]

Interesting. Are they putting all of the student in the cafeteria? I teach for FCPS and my ES we are using the cafeteria, gym, and other spaces.

As far as eating in a restaurant, what is your definition of safe? I mean, when I eat on a restaurant that isn’t busy, people are spaces, employees wear masks, I feel safe. I can’t eliminate all risk.[/quote]I wish people would stop talking about whether the "feel" safe.  You can't feel virus exposure.  And you can do risky things and not get sick or do low risk things and get sick.  That's how statistics work.

We need to improve the statistics as much as practically possible and then send kids back.  Outdoor lunch?  Yes, to the extent possible.  Air filters? Yes, to the extent possible.  Open windows? Yes, to the extent possible.   Some indoor lunches, some classrooms without windows and imperfect air filtration shouldn't keep schools closed.[/quote]

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