Incidence and secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infections in schools

KO Zimmerman, IC Akinboyo, MA Brookhart… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: In an effort to mitigate the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), North Carolina closed prekindergarten through grade 12 …

COVID-19 infections among students and staff in New York City public schools

JK Varma, J Thamkittikasem, K Whittemore… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led many
jurisdictions to close in-person school instruction. METHODS: We collected data about …

Secondary transmission of COVID-19 in K–12 schools: findings from 2 states

AE Boutzoukas, KO Zimmerman, DK Benjamin… - …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES We evaluated the impact of distancing practices on secondary transmission of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the degree of sports-associated …

[HTML][HTML] Minimal SARS-CoV-2 transmission after implementation of a comprehensive mitigation strategy at a school—New Jersey, August 20–November 27, 2020

KG Volpp - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2021 - cdc.gov
Minimal SARS-CoV-2 Transmission After Implementation of a Comprehensive Mitigation
Strategy at a School — New Jersey, August 20–November 27, 2020 | MMWR Skip directly to …

[HTML][HTML] Low SARS-CoV-2 transmission in elementary schools—Salt Lake County, Utah, December 3, 2020–January 31, 2021

RB Hershow - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2021 - cdc.gov
SARS-CoV-2 testing was offered to 1,041 school contacts of 51 index patients across 20
elementary schools in Salt Lake County, Utah. In a high community transmission setting, low …

Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from children and adolescents

VT Chu, AR Yousaf, K Chang… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Children In an outbreak of Covid-19 at a
summer camp, 224 confirmed cases in children and adolescents 7 to 19 years of age were …

Incidence rates, household infection risk, and clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infection among children and adults in Utah and New York City, New York

FS Dawood, CA Porucznik, V Veguilla… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Data about the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among children compared with
adults are needed to inform COVID-19 risk communication and prevention strategies …

Novel coronavirus 2019 transmission risk in educational settings

CF Yung, K Kam, KD Nadua, CY Chong… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Transmission risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in
schools is unknown. Our investigations, especially in preschools, could not detect SARS …

Data and policy to guide opening schools safely to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection

MA Honein, LC Barrios, JT Brooks - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
On March 11, 2020, less than 2 weeks after community transmission of the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) was identified in the US, the World …

[HTML][HTML] Pilot investigation of SARS-CoV-2 secondary transmission in kindergarten through grade 12 schools implementing mitigation strategies—St. Louis County …

P Dawson - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2021 - cdc.gov
In 22 participating K–12 schools implementing multiple COVID-19 mitigation strategies,
school-based SARS-CoV-2 secondary transmission was detected in two of 102 tested close …