'This study tells us that as long as there are strong on-site measures to prevent infection, providing care for young children doesn’t seem to add to the provider’s risk of getting sick.'
At the heart of the U.S. economy’s ability to recover from the coronavirus-induced recession is parents’ ability to safely send their children back to school and child care centers. But many schools and child care facilities in the U.S. have been forced to close in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Even if they have no symptoms, children can “shed” the virus — meaning that they could potentially infect others — for weeks, according to one study of 91 children in Korea. Related: 1 in 3 parents won’t vaccinate their children against the flu, even though pediatricians say it’s ‘more important than ever’
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