25 Mar '24 17:10>1 edit
@no1marauder saidNot misquoting. You seem to prefer alternate conclusions than what authors provide, and I admit i take their word for it when they write that learning mode was not an important variable determining community transmission rates.
Misquoting actually.
Saying you can do Policy A without Adverse Consequence B IF Condition C (among others) is met, implies you shouldn't do Policy A IF Condition C is not met or you will get Adverse Consequence B. Here:
Policy A is reopening schools for in-person learning
Adverse Consequence B is an increased amount of a deadly, contagious cisease ...[text shortened]... oid a significant Adverse Consequence B IF Condition C is met. You keep ignoring that caveat.
Schools remained closed after those conditions you mentioned were met. It made no difference in transmission rates, as I think we agree. The benefit of remote learning on COVID transmission in these areas was non-existent (or if you squint while looking at the graph, maybe made a tiny difference). In places where conditions were not met, the reason why conditions were not met had nothing to do with schools.
This was very bad public policy. We have not even started discussing the cost.