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Editorial
. 2021 Aug;174(8):1167-1168.
doi: 10.7326/M21-2291. Epub 2021 Jun 8.

Resuming In-Person Learning: Safe and Imperative

Theodore Long  1
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Editorial

Resuming In-Person Learning: Safe and Imperative

Theodore Long. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Aug.

Erratum in

  • Correction: Resuming In-Person Learning.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Ann Intern Med. 2022 Oct;175(10):1492. doi: 10.7326/L22-0335. Epub 2022 Aug 9. Ann Intern Med. 2022. PMID: 35939814 No abstract available.

Abstract

Bilinski and colleagues reported a model that suggests that schools are not a primary driver of community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection and, with appropriate mitigation, it is safe to resume in-person education. The editorialist discusses the model results and his experience with New York City public schools and argues that schools must offer in-person learning to avert a mental health and educational crisis.

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Disclosures: The author has reported no disclosures of interest. The form can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M21-2291.

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