However, the updated CDC guidance continues to make recommendations that are contrary to the scientific evidence. The local guidance is based on community COVID19 metrics that are known to be misleading . Masking recommendations are contrary to the growing evidence that community masking is ineffective against COVID transmission . COVID testing in children who are not in need of treatment only leads to more days of missed schooling . Finally, vaccine recommendations continue to be made for populations in
The Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP) and PolicyLab of CHOP also recently released their Guidance for Updated COVID-19 School Mitigation Plans for Academic Year 2022-23 . Their recommendations for testing, isolation of sick individuals, masking, and quarantine for exposure are more closely aligned with current evidence. Unfortunately, the recommendation to defer to local public health departments — who follow CDC guidance — allows too much room for re-instituting unnecessary restrictions on childr
Comparison of Recommendations by Organization
No College Mandates – We are working to end college Covid-19 vaccine and booster mandates.
Educators for Normalcy
Educators for Normalcy
Children, COVID, and the urgency of normal
laschooluprising.com - laschooluprising Resources and Information.
Psychologist's perspective on Masks and Children
#MaskLikeAKid