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URL:https://researchweek.unc.edu/events/capture-covid-19-spread-2021/
SUMMARY:Pilot funding helps team develop model to capture COVID-19 spread
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nStudents are returning to classrooms at a time when the
  Delta variant of Covid-19 is circulating. The Delta variant is about 50% 
 more infectious than the Alpha variant\, which was as much as 50% more inf
 ectious than earlier strains in the US. That means Covid-19 is now signifi
 cantly more transmissible than it was in the previous school year.\n\nThe 
 modeling found that without masks or regular testing\, up to 90% of suscep
 tible students may become infected by the end of the semester. This high r
 ate of infection would result in frequent quarantines of students and tran
 smission to others.\n\nMasks and testing\, when used in combination\, can 
 prevent 80% of new infections. While these strategies cannot prevent all\,
  when used effectively\, school districts can maximize the amount of time 
 students are present for in-person instruction. This is particularly impor
 tant in schools with children below age 12\, such as elementary\, middle\,
  or all-grade schools. Children below age 12 do not have an option for vac
 cination yet\, so they are at particular risk for both acquiring and sprea
 ding disease.\n\nThe harm of new infections goes beyond the school. Expose
 d students can bring the virus home to infect younger siblings\, pregnant 
 mothers\, and other vulnerable adults such as those with compromised immun
 e systems.
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