The role of schools in driving SARS-CoV-2 transmission: Not just an open-and-shut case

Laura F White; Eleanor J Murray; Arijit Chakravarty

doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100556

The role of schools in driving SARS-CoV-2 transmission: Not just an open-and-shut case

Cell Rep Med. 2022 Feb 21;3(3):100556. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100556. eCollection 2022 Mar 15.

Authors

Laura F White¹, Eleanor J Murray², Arijit Chakravarty³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Fractal Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Abstract

Keeping schools open without permitting COVID-19 spread has been complicated by conflicting messages around the role of children and schools in fueling the pandemic. Here, we describe methodological limitations of research minimizing SARS-CoV-2 transmission in schools, and we review evidence for safely operating schools while reducing overall SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

Publication types

News
Review
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Automobile Driving*
COVID-19*
Child
Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Schools

Grants and funding

R35 GM141821/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States