Why It Might Matter To Close Your School
It’s understandable to look at the fatality and even incidence rate of Covid-19 here in Los Angeles and think:
“Huh? Why the panic; far, far more people die of the flu annually, and we’re all healthy here. A little cold’s no big deal, most people will survive, particularly kids, and besides, I have no way to care for (or feed) the kids during the daytime.”
There are a lot of issues in there to unpack, but most importantly, the considerations surrounding school closure are not about individual risk or anyone’s personal chance of survival. At issue is a sensible, effective public health response to a local health emergency and a global pandemic.
The concern is that those who do suffer adverse effects from the novel coronavirus will need access to hospitals, hospital beds, ventilators and a sizable medical staff. With huge estimates of the ultimately infected population, if transmission happens too rapidly, the health infrastructure could be overrun and vital care unavailable when a lot of people need it.
That is why slowing the spread of Covid-19 is so important. Public health CONTINUE READING: Why It Might Matter To Close Your School – Los Angeles Education Examiner