Secondary Transmission of COVID-19 in K-12 Schools: Findings From 2 States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We evaluated the impact of distancing practices on secondary transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the degree of sports-associated secondary transmission across a large diverse cohort of schools during spring 2021.

Methods

Participating districts in North Carolina and Wisconsin and North Carolina charter schools offering in-person instruction between March 15, 2021 and June 25, 2021 reported on distancing policies, community- and school-acquired infections, quarantines, and infections associated with school-sponsored sports. We calculated the ratio of school-acquired to community-acquired infection, secondary attack rates, and the proportion of secondary transmission events associated with sports. To estimate the effect of distancing

SUBMITTER: Boutzoukas AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9647774 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature