March 27, 2021
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From the pandemic, we learned how to protect immunocompromised and chronically ill children from the spread of illness in public school!
· In a survey of US children, 43% have one or more chronic health problems (Figure).
· Physicians and parents believe that virtual schooling made the difference because these children were not in a classroom where they could have contracted an infection from another child who was fighting a cold or other mild illness.
·Post-pandemic, schools need to enforce a strict policy of children not attending school in person when ill.
· With this policy in place and virtual schooling as a viable option, there is no reason to restrict West Virginia children from attending school because of vaccination status.
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