How Should Schools And Daycare Treat Colds In The Covid Age? It’s Complicated.

Earlier this summer, American families looking forward to the school year were experiencing something unfamiliar: Hope. Might school be “normal” in the fall? Would kids even need to wear masks? Sure, we might technically still be in a pandemic, but times had started to feel, well, precedented.

Now, the Delta variant has arrived to remind us that we are very much still in this thing. Millions of kids under 12 aren’t eligible for vaccination, and breakthrough cases are if not common, at least not unheard of. The ongoing pandemic is going to require continued flexibility and managed expectations for parents and employers.

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