Detecting in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from case ratios and documented clusters.
Kaitlyn E JohnsonMichael LachmannMadison StoddardRemy PascoSpencer J FoxLauren Ancel MeyersArijit ChakravartyPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2021)
Claims that in-person schooling has not amplified SARS-CoV-2 transmission are based on similar infection rates in schools and their surrounding communities and limited numbers of documented in-school transmission events. Simulations assuming high in-school transmission suggest that these metrics cannot exclude the possibility that transmission in schools exacerbated overall pandemic risks.