Stanford Grand Rounds: Using COVID19 Epidemiology to Understand When and How to Return to School 

Pediatric Grand Rounds Webinar: Using COVID-19 Epidemiology to Understand When and How to Return to School
Yvonne (Bonnie) Maldonado, MD - Stanford School of Medicine
Session Description
The SARS-CoV2 virus and related COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in shutdown of schools and workplaces throughout the world. As the pandemic evolves and states and cities work to return to normal activities, guidance on how to safely open schools and keep them open and effective is not clear. Infection and disease characteristics among children are still unclear, as is the risk of potential asymptomatic transmission from children to adults. The extent of disease manifestations among children are also not well known. However, fundamental adherence to public health practices designed to migitate infection are reasonably well-known and can be implemented both in school and the workplace. We will review what is known and where we still have knowledge gaps as we return to work and school.
Education Goals
To understand SARS-CoV2 and COVID-19 and how it is transmitted in the school and work setting
To develop tools to mitigate risk of SARS-CoV2 in school and work settings
To implement ways to measure risk of SARS-CoV2 transmission in school and work settings