Docsun Computation Medlab Ltd report on the guidance of COVID -19 prevention in educational Institutions based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation of universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to educational Institutions, regardless of vaccination status

Schools are an important part of the infrastructure of communities. They provide safe and supportive learning environments for students that support social and emotional development, provide access to critical services, and improve life outcomes. They also employ people and enable parents, guardians, and caregivers to work. Though COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred in school settings, multiple studies have shown that transmission rates within school settings, when multiple prevention strategies are in place, are typically lower than – or similar to – community transmission levels.

However, with COVID-19 cases increasing nationally, driven by the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant of SARS-CoV-2, protection against exposure remains essential in school settings. Because of the highly transmissible nature of this variant, along with the extent of mixing of vaccinated and unvaccinated people in schools, the fact that children