Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere

Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere by fn-mote on Friday March 29, 2024 @12:06PM (#39865700)

I completely disagree with this defeatist attitude, and I do not think it is supported by evidence.

Regularly washing your hands reduces spread of the flu by 30%. (Old study, not going to find it.)

I will believe anti-disease spread measures are effective until they are proven otherwise.

> You're usually "infectious" before you're symptomatic

This trait of Covid was what made it unusual. For the flu, the most infectious period days 1-3 with symptoms. ("Period of Contagiousness" in [1]... of course there are exceptions.)

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/keyfacts.htm

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Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere by bombcar on Friday March 29, 2024 @12:42PM (#39866106)

Sure, and you should take reasonable precautions (including not penalizing "sick days" in various ways), but if kids go to school they're going to get sick.

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Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere by from-nibly on Friday March 29, 2024 @03:01PM (#39867728)

I agree with this but if you knowingly send your sick kid to school everyone should be united in being pissed off at you.

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