Low In-School COVID-19 Transmission and Asymptomatic Infection Despite High Community Prevalence.

Katz, Sophie E; McHenry, Rendie; Mauer, Lauren G; Chappell, James D; Stewart, Laura S; Schmitz, Jonathan E; Halasa, Natasha; Edwards, Kathryn M et al. · J Pediatr · 2021

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Abstract

There is concern that in-person schooling during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will facilitate disease transmission. Through asymptomatic surveillance and contact tracing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), we found low rates of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and little in-school transmission of COVID-19 when physical distancing and masking strategies were enforced despite a high community prevalence of COVID-19.

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