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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Closing the schools will have a significant negative impact on the provision of health care. Many health care providers (nurses, doctors, orderlies, janitorial staff, etc.) work the jobs and shifts they do precisely because of childcare. If their kids are out of school, they can't work.

DCUMs isolated and privileged suburban moms don't think about these things, but many hospital administrators are worrying a lot about this. [/quote]

And yet, people in public health know these things and still believe that in some cases school closure is better for those health care workers.

Because without school closure, illness spreads far more quickly, and health care workers have to attend to far more people at one time; they don't have enough protective equipment to last.  So they end up getting infected, and some of them will becomes very ill themselves.

Child care issues are difficult but can be figured out.  In order to protect our health care workers we need to take mitigation strategies which will be economically difficult.[/quote]

Some people in public health are advocating school closures, and some are not. Do not exaggerate. There is not a public health consensus on school closures, and it is irresponsible to post as if there is. It certainly makes the rest of your post suspect.[/quote]

I have been wondering about this. I haven't scene one shred of evidence that closing schools will slow spread. Just because Italy is doing that, doesn't mean it works. Where's the science on this?[/quote]

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