[HTML][HTML] Mask use and ventilation improvements to reduce COVID-19 incidence in elementary schools—Georgia, November 16–December 11, 2020

J Gettings - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021 - cdc.gov
COVID-19 incidence was 37% lower in schools that required teachers and staff members to
use masks and 39% lower in schools that improved ventilation. Ventilation strategies …

School masking policies and secondary SARS-CoV-2 transmission

AE Boutzoukas, KO Zimmerman, M Inkelas… - …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, masking has been a widely used
mitigation practice in kindergarten through 12th grade (K–12) school districts to limit within …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 Transmission to masked and unmasked close contacts of university students with COVID-19—St. Louis, Missouri, January–May 2021

T Rebmann - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021 - cdc.gov
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission to Masked and Unmasked Close Contacts of University Students
with COVID-19 — St. Louis, Missouri, January–May 2021 | MMWR Skip directly to site content …

Return to School and COVID-19 Vaccination for Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States: Expert Opinion for 2021-2022

KJ Downes, VA Statler, RC Orscheln… - Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to generate challenges for pediatric solid organ
transplant (SOT) recipients and their families. As rates of COVID-19 fluctuate, new SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of a test to stay strategy in transitional kindergarten through grade 12 schools—Los Angeles County, California, August 16–October 31, 2021

K Harris-McCoy - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021 - cdc.gov
Evaluation of a Test to Stay Strategy in Transitional Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools
— Los Angeles County, California, August 16–October 31, 2021 | MMWR Skip directly to site …

[HTML][HTML] School safety, masking, and the delta variant

AE Boutzoukas, KO Zimmerman, DK Benjamin - Pediatrics, 2022 - publications.aap.org
Methods The study occurred from June 14, 2021, to August 13, 2021, in K–12 districts in
North Carolina that offered in-person summer school instruction and year-round schools …

Quarantine elimination for K–12 students with mask-on-mask exposure to SARS-CoV-2

AE Boutzoukas, KO Zimmerman, DK Benjamin Jr… - …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES With layered mitigation strategies, there are low rates of secondary
transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; therefore, quarantine after …

SARS-CoV-2 screening testing in schools for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities

MR Sherby, TJ Walsh, AM Lai, JA Neidich… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools primarily for typically
developing children is rare. However, less is known about transmission in schools for …

Masking adherence in K–12 schools and SARS-CoV-2 secondary transmission

GS Moorthy, TK Mann, AE Boutzoukas… - …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES Masking is an essential coronavirus 2019 mitigation tool assisting in the safe
return of kindergarten through 12th grade children and staff to in-person instruction; …

Test-to-stay after SARS-CoV-2 exposure: a mitigation strategy for optionally masked K-12 schools

MM Campbell, DK Benjamin Jr, TK Mann, A Fist… - …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES We evaluated the impact of a test-to-stay (TTS) program on within-school
transmission and missed school days in optionally masked kindergarten through 12th grade …