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That's either false or intentionally vague. by tdiddy07
Pediatric associations have long supported return to in-person school on the low risk to kids and developmental harm to cutting out socialized learning.
Yes, anyone with a very low risk of harm can be among the very few outliers. That's the case for anything.
That doesn't mean all child physicians want to avoid all safeguards. But the risk is low enough that they adamantly want in-person school, and they have before widespread vaccine distribution.
Sure, while we have big outbreaks, mask up the kids. No issue here. But if we return to levels we had a month ago, I'm open to removing masks. They still pose social developmental challenges that should be balanced to some degree with estimated risk.