Calls For Schools To Reopen Grow As Studies Find COVID-19 Transmission Rate Low Among Children, Teachers Get Vaccinated

Calls to reopen schools grow as teachers receive the COVID-19 vaccine and studies show a low virus transmission rate among young children. A study from the American Academy of Pediatrics found in-school transmission of COVID-19 to be "extremely rare," while a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report found that COVID-19 cases among children remained low even after schools reopened in-person learning. Other state leaders promise to provide vaccines for teachers if in-person learning is resumed; Ohio's governor offered to vaccinate teachers in February if their school districts agree to resume partial in-person schooling by the beginning of March. Arizona's teachers are already receiving vaccines this month and are expected to resume in-person teaching shortly, despite the state reaching its highest virus diagnosis rate in the past week. These calls come as the U.S. recorded an all-time high of 4,327 COVID-related deaths on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. Voices from across the political spectrum are analyzing the likelihood of schools reopening after teachers get vaccinated; the studies were highlighted by both left- and right-rated outlets.