There’s finally some good news about the coronavirus as schools reopen

[Chris Smith]

• A study details the coronavirus symptoms and COVID-19 evolution in children who were admitted to hospitals in the UK from January to July.
• The researchers concluded that COVID-19 did not cause any deaths in otherwise healthy children, though kids with underlying conditions are still at risk of dying.
• The study also detailed the MIS-C syndrome that some children can develop because of COVID-19, revealing additional symptoms.
• While the study indicates there is not much risk in sending healthy children back to school, it doesn’t address one critical factor: The infectiousness of children themselves.

The school reopening experiment has failed extraordinarily so far for the most part, with report after report detailing the dire situation. Thousands of students have been infected in the past few weeks, from younger kids to college students. Recent reports have shown that children can develop viral loads as high as adults, which makes them a risk for anyone they come in contact with, whether it's other children, teachers, or the families they go home to. Some schools have been more proactive at dealing with the pandemic, like the University of Arizona, which is testing wastewater in dorms to detect COVID-19 cases early. Others haven't risen to the challenge, with a high school in Georgia going as far as to threaten students who complain about the shocking lack of safety measures.

While school openings remain a sensitive subject, there is at least some good news for parents who are worried about sending their kids to in-person classes. But it still comes with a huge caveat.

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