TY - JOUR
T1 - Household COVID-19 risk and in-person schooling
AU - Lessler, Justin
AU - Grabowski, M. Kate
AU - Grantz, Kyra H.
AU - Badillo-Goicoechea, Elena
AU - Metcalf, Jessica C.E.
AU - Lupton-Smith, Carly
AU - Azman, Andrew S.
AU - Stuart, Elizabeth A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/6/4
Y1 - 2021/6/4
N2 - In-person schooling has proved contentious and difficult to study throughout the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Data from a massive online survey in the United States indicate an increased risk of COVID-19–related outcomes among respondents living with a child attending school in person. School-based mitigation measures are associated with significant reductions in risk, particularly daily symptoms screens, teacher masking, and closure of extracurricular activities. A positive association between in-person schooling and COVID-19 outcomes persists at low levels of mitigation, but when seven or more mitigation measures are reported, a significant relationship is no longer observed. Among teachers, working outside the home was associated with an increase in COVID-19–related outcomes, but this association is similar to that observed in other occupations (e.g., health care or office work). Although in-person schooling is associated with household COVID-19 risk, this risk can likely be controlled with properly implemented school-based mitigation measures.
AB - In-person schooling has proved contentious and difficult to study throughout the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Data from a massive online survey in the United States indicate an increased risk of COVID-19–related outcomes among respondents living with a child attending school in person. School-based mitigation measures are associated with significant reductions in risk, particularly daily symptoms screens, teacher masking, and closure of extracurricular activities. A positive association between in-person schooling and COVID-19 outcomes persists at low levels of mitigation, but when seven or more mitigation measures are reported, a significant relationship is no longer observed. Among teachers, working outside the home was associated with an increase in COVID-19–related outcomes, but this association is similar to that observed in other occupations (e.g., health care or office work). Although in-person schooling is associated with household COVID-19 risk, this risk can likely be controlled with properly implemented school-based mitigation measures.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.abh2939
DO - 10.1126/science.abh2939
M3 - Article
C2 - 33927057
AN - SCOPUS:85106637140
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 372
SP - 1092
EP - 1097
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 6546
ER -