Reopening Florida Schools Followed by Uptick in COVID-19 Infections, According to Ben-Gurion U., Harvard Medical School Study (IMAGE)

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Reopening Florida Schools Followed by Uptick in COVID-19 Infections, According to Ben-Gurion U., Harvard Medical School Study

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Study lead author Oren Miron, a Ph.D. student in the BGU Department of Health Systems Management tracked data from 10 days prior to 20 days after reopening. He is a student of Prof. Davidovitch who heads the department and is a member of the team of experts advising the Israeli government on its COVID-19 policy. "Our analysis has implications for countries trying to determine whether to keep physical schools open as they battle rising infection rates," Miron says. "Vaccines will not be given to children initially, so managing infection rates through temporary remote learning is of paramount importance."

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