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In-person classes don’t contribute to community spread of COVID-19, report shows

DATE:  December 23, 2020

There’s no evidence that in-person classes contribute to community spread of COVID-19 if there are relatively low levels of pre-existing COVID-19 cases in the community, according to a report from Michigan State University researchers.

The team of MSU researchers used county COVID-19 data from two states–Michigan and Washington–to assess the relationship between in-person school and the spread of COVID-19 in communities, according to the report.

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