12/n The problem with some modelling studies is that they aren't necessarily *evidence* in the traditional sense What you can find is that the information you are looking for is ASSUMED in the model, rather than demonstrated by it
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23/n However, given that we aren't sure how effective school closures may have been - potentially quite effective - we should consider OTHER ways to minimize transmission while opening thempic.twitter.com/TtcJIF66P9
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24/n It's unlikely that we can keep schools closed forever, but there may be ways to reduce harms without the enormous cost of closing them completelypic.twitter.com/yN1MGAviMw
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25/n So...do school closures work to prevent the spread of
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26/n And while dumping on Dr. Oz is fun, he's not entirely misrepresenting the evidence when he says that school closures may have an overall detrimental effect during this pandemic
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27/n (Although, to be fair, he says it in a MUCH more absurd way. Fuck, who calls 2-3% of deaths trivial? Ugh)
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Stop. It’s not a policy-focused review. It’s an op-ed. A slickly written op-ed that states that the pandemic offers young people an opportunity to appreciate the value of self-sacrifice for the protection of the most vulnerable. It’s the sickest thing I’ve read. Who thinks that?
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This is actually exactly what we find when we look at the Imperial model
They are not great for a whole host of reasons


We really don't know how great a policy school closures may be, especially considering the societal impact of the policy
No idea