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VICTORIA Dr. Bonnie Henry took some satisfaction this week from a study that indicated that her decision to keep schools open added no significant risk of COVID-19 infection for teachers and staff.
The survey found no detectable increase in COVID infections among school staff in Vancouver public schools, above and beyond the infection rate in the general population within the community.
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“These findings corroborate claims that, with appropriate mitigation strategies, in-person schooling is not associated with significantly increased risk for school staff,” read the concluding statement from the research team at the University of B.C., Children’s Hospital and Vancouver Coastal Health.
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