Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-30 17:01:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9EF664C887505B0C200D214DA047B7B2A4F69E1B21F3732A974CA64D2CD3644C
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Original Note:
The claim that it was "necessary" to close schools to prevent Covid from spreading is false. As the CDC reported in early 2021, "COVID-19 transmission does not appear to be demonstrably more frequent in schools than in noneducational settings." https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7012e2.htm. See also: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/147/4/e2020048090/180871/Incidence-and-Secondary-Transmission-of-SARS-CoV-2 and: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2775875
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