Elementary schools should require face masks for teachers, improve ventilation to cut COVID risk: CDC
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Elementary schools should establish mask requirements for teachers and staff and improve ventilation to lower the risk of coronavirus spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised in its latest report. Masks are recommended for all teachers and students regardless of vaccination status, however.
Results showed schools with mask requirements for teachers and staff had a 37% lower COVID-19 incidence, and 39% lower incidence in schools that took steps to improve ventilation, compared to schools without these prevention strategies. Schools that also used filtration systems saw a larger reduction in incidence at 48%. "Mask requirements for teachers and staff members and improved ventilation were associated with lower incidence," the CDC report reads.More Related News