Stop Keeping Healthy Kids Home From School
Policies that require contacts of those with COVID-19 to quarantine are doing a lot of harm for little benefit.
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Kathryn Gamble / Bloomberg / Getty We Opened the Schools and ... It Was Fine
Many parents feared the worst, but so far, no widespread COVID crisis has come to America’s classrooms.
The Atlantic Many Parents Won’t Vaccinate Their Kids. Here’s Why.
Even parents who are enthusiastic about the vaccines may not want their young children to be first in line.
Craig Golding / Fairfax Media / Getty; Katie Martin / The Atlantic We’ve Never Protected the Vulnerable
Let’s learn from the pandemic and protect those who need it most—and not just from COVID-19.
Simone Noronha Go Ahead. Vaccinate the Kids.
The risk of vaccinating children will never be zero, but the alternative is so much worse.
Brett Carlsen / The New York Times / Redux The Colleges That Took the Pandemic Seriously
Many colleges and universities have figured out how to diagnose their populations and control outbreaks—and offer a vision for more normal life until the vaccine is available to all.
Tristan Spinski / The New York Times / Redux We Need 1 Million Tests a Week
If the country hopes to end social distancing and regional lockdowns, the only solution is to build a comprehensive testing infrastructure.
Lindsey Wasson / Reuters Don’t Halt Social Distancing. Instead, Do It Right.
There are two things the United States must do to beat the coronavirus.
Jeenah Moon / Reuters This Is How We Can Beat the Coronavirus
Mitigation can buy us time, but only suppression can get us to where we need to be.
Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty
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