Students across much of the world are trading in Zoom windows for chalkboards, in a global moment of hope and apprehension. In some places, including parts of the United States, many school doors shut for a year and a half have swung open, even amid resurgent coronavirus outbreaks. In five countries — Bangladesh, Kuwait, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela — in-person schooling was paused nationally for 18 months. In the Philippines and Venezuela, there’s no end in sight.

Article by Sammy Westfall in The Washington Post

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Masks, vaccines, tests, and other tools work—if we use them in schools and beyond.

An interview with Keri Althoff, PhD, an associate professor in Epidemiology, and Elizabeth Stuart, PhD, AM, the associate dean for Education and a Bloomberg Professor of American Health in Mental Health.

Interview by Stephanie Desmon, John Hopkins Public School of Health

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It’s not edible, but it can save lives. The virologist Ian Mackay explains how.

The metaphor is easy enough to grasp: Multiple layers of protection, imagined as cheese slices, block the spread of the new coronavirus. No one layer is perfect; each has holes, and when the holes align, the risk of infection increases. But several layers combined significantly reduce the overall risk. Vaccination will add one more protective layer.

By Siobhan Roberts in the New York Times

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Many parents and school administrators are faced with a dilemma of growing urgency: How do we ensure that kids are safe at school while still reaping the benefits of in-person learning?

By Alicia Zhou in STAT News

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