Dr Ronan Lordan

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Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Considerations for the Safe Operation of Schools During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Journal article

R. Lordan, S. Prior, Elizabeth Hennessy, A. Naik, Soumita Ghosh, G. Paschos, C. Skarke, Kayla Barekat, T. Hollingsworth, S.A. Juska, Liudmila L. Mazaleuskaya, S. Teegarden, A. Glascock, S. Anderson, H. Meng, S. Tang, A. Weljie, Lisa Bottalico, E. Ricciotti, Perla Cherfane, Antonijo Mrcela, Gregory Grant, K. Poole, Natalie Mayer, Michael Waring, Laura A. Adang, Julie Becker, Susanne Fries, G. FitzGerald, T. Grosser
Frontiers in Public Health, 2021

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APA Click to copy
Lordan, R., Prior, S., Hennessy, E., Naik, A., Ghosh, S., Paschos, G., … Grosser, T. (2021). Considerations for the Safe Operation of Schools During the Coronavirus Pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health.

Chicago/Turabian Click to copy
Lordan, R., S. Prior, Elizabeth Hennessy, A. Naik, Soumita Ghosh, G. Paschos, C. Skarke, et al. “Considerations for the Safe Operation of Schools During the Coronavirus Pandemic.” Frontiers in Public Health (2021).

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Lordan, R., et al. “Considerations for the Safe Operation of Schools During the Coronavirus Pandemic.” Frontiers in Public Health, 2021.

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@article{r2021a,
  title = {Considerations for the Safe Operation of Schools During the Coronavirus Pandemic},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Frontiers in Public Health},
  author = {Lordan, R. and Prior, S. and Hennessy, Elizabeth and Naik, A. and Ghosh, Soumita and Paschos, G. and Skarke, C. and Barekat, Kayla and Hollingsworth, T. and Juska, S.A. and Mazaleuskaya, Liudmila L. and Teegarden, S. and Glascock, A. and Anderson, S. and Meng, H. and Tang, S. and Weljie, A. and Bottalico, Lisa and Ricciotti, E. and Cherfane, Perla and Mrcela, Antonijo and Grant, Gregory and Poole, K. and Mayer, Natalie and Waring, Michael and Adang, Laura A. and Becker, Julie and Fries, Susanne and FitzGerald, G. and Grosser, T.}
}

Abstract

During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, providing safe in-person schooling has been a dynamic process balancing evolving community disease burden, scientific information, and local regulatory requirements with the mandate for education. Considerations include the health risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its post-acute sequelae, the impact of remote learning or periods of quarantine on education and well-being of children, and the contribution of schools to viral circulation in the community. The risk for infections that may occur within schools is related to the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections within the local community. Thus, persistent suppression of viral circulation in the community through effective public health measures including vaccination is critical to in-person schooling. Evidence suggests that the likelihood of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within schools can be minimized if mitigation strategies are rationally combined. This article reviews evidence-based approaches and practices for the continual operation of in-person schooling.