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Local experts weigh in on children going back to school while Orange County COVID cases spike

KCBS, Dec. 31, 2021

December 31, 2021

Local experts weigh in on children going back to school while Orange County COVID cases spike

Dr. Dan Cooper, a [professor of pediatrics] and associate vice chancellor for clinical and translational science at UC Irvine, told City News Service on Wednesday that K-12 schools should remain open despite the highly infectious strain of omicron gaining a foothold over the already highly contagious Delta variant. … And although children can be a “reservoir” of COVID-19 and help spread it, Cooper said whether they go to school or not, they will continue to be vectors. … Cooper continued to preach the wisdom of getting children vaccinated.