US CDC recommends resumption of school attendance “no relationship between face-to-face class and corona spread”

The U.S. has entered the procedure to reopen the school door, which was closed due to the corona pandemic (a pandemic). The U.S. disease control authorities announced guidelines for resuming school.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced five guidelines for the resumption of elementary, middle, and high schools, which were closed on the 12th (local time). ▶ Wear a mask in the correct way ▶ Keep a distance of 6 feet (about 1.8m) ▶ Improve cleaning and ventilation systems ▶ Follow up and isolate the confirmed case.

According to this guideline, CDC plans to manage schools across the country by dividing them into four areas: blue, yellow, orange, and red based on infection rates. For schools in the red zone, which means high-risk levels, strict quarantine measures are established and online and offline classes are conducted simultaneously. In addition, middle and high schools walked on the condition that staff and students are tested for corona every week.

CDC on this day “According to the quarantine data, it was found that teaching face-to-face at school has no real relationship with the spread of Corona 19 in the community.”He said, “If we strictly implement corona prevention measures, many elementary, middle, and high schools will be able to safely resume face-to-face classes.” “This strategy is based on science and evidence,” he added.

President Joe Biden, who pledged to reopen the school within 100 days of taking office, welcomed the CDC’s announcement. In a statement, President Biden stressed, “The cost of keeping children, families and educators safe is nothing compared to the cost of doing nothing.”

CDC Director Rochelle Wallensky said, “Most group infections that have occurred in schools in the past are due to violations of the rules for wearing masks,” he said. “I am confident that this measure is free from political interference.

However, the Washington Post (WP) reported on the 13th that “President Biden’s pressure to keep the pledges would have acted upon the announcement of this guideline.”

The remaining problem is resolving the conflict with the teacher’s union that has’priority vaccine vaccination’. The New York Times (NYT) reported that “the CDC’s guidelines may be disappointing for some unions.” Earlier, the teachers’ union in Chicago, the third largest school district in the United States, refused to go to work due to safety concerns for teachers, but decided to return after the city decided to support the amount of Corona 19 vaccination.

Becky Pringle, chairman of the National Education Association (NEA), the largest teacher union in the United States, said, “I think the CDC has taken great care in science and prepared guidelines. Will be different.”

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