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BigmanPigman

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Wed Jul 29, 2020, 08:16 PM Jul 2020

"School closures in spring linked to drastic decrease in Covid-19 cases and deaths"

"Journal of the American Medical Association shows that closing all of a state’s schools was associated with a drastic decrease in both Covid-19 cases and deaths. And the point at which officials made that call mattered: Those states that adopted the policy while few people were testing positive saw a correlated flatter curve of cases."
"The new study doesn’t show cause and effect, only an association between school closures and case counts in an area."

https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/29/school-reopening-covid19-cases/

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"School closures in spring linked to drastic decrease in Covid-19 cases and deaths" (Original Post) BigmanPigman Jul 2020 OP
In this case, correlation probably IS causation. Laelth Jul 2020 #1

Laelth

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1. In this case, correlation probably IS causation.
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 08:18 PM
Jul 2020

Obviously, that’s not always the case, but it’s better to err on the side of caution, isn’t it?

-Laelth

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