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[quote=Anonymous]This study is not very meaningful.  It makes a lot of generalizations without real data points to support the conclusion. There is a big difference between correlation and causation.

This study does not offer comparison or distinction of whether the schools that reopened used appropriate safety measures.  Were the kids in cohorts that did not mix, were they masked, were they 6 feet apart, are they allowing school sports, are there testing protocols?  Some schools have opened with strict safety protocols and others have opened with none or minimal. This makes a huge difference in determining whether reopening contributes to spread.

Were there outbreaks associated with opening elementary schools, middle schools, or high schools?  There is a difference in likelihood of transmission for older kids vs. younger kids.

What was the rate of community spread that existed before the schools opened? I have relatives in Wisconsin that are attending school in-person with high rates of community spread and very little safety protocols.  It would be reasonable to see how this contributes to spread.  This is a different comparison to schools that reopen at times when community spread is low and safety protocols are strictly enforced.

You can't look at the data across all of these countries without more specifics and then make a sweeping generalization that reopening schools contributes to spread.  That is not how science works.    [/quote]

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