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In July, MedPage Today published a story that examined the debate around whether and how to reopen schools in the midst of a pandemic. In this follow-up, we explore how that debate evolved as the academic year got underway and more data accrued. In mid-August, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated interim guidance first issued in June, in which the group strongly recommended that kids return to school in-person. The AAP stated that the preponderance of evidence suggests that children may be less likely to become infected and to spread infection, and less likely to develop symptoms or even severe illness if they do contract the virus.

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