A closed public school is pictured in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 5. Lan Wei/Xinhua/Getty ImagesDr. Paul Offit says he doesn’t think the US needs "to wait for vaccination” to get public schools back open. “I think we have to be able to provide a mechanism whereby we can get those kids back into a public school setting where it can be done safely. Offit, a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee, outlined strategies that school can implement. Offit added that he doesn’t think the Covid-19 variants play a role in reopening schools.

Source: CNN January 27, 2021 13:30 UTC