Behind the White House Effort to Pressure the C.D.C. on School Openings - NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/us/politics/white-house-cdc-coronavirus-schools.html

One thing that struck me about this article:

"In another instance, Dr. Birx took a direct role in an effort to push the C.D.C. to incorporate work from a little-known agency inside the Department of Health and Human Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

"The document worked on by the mental health agency struck a different tone from the cautious approach being proposed by the C.D.C., warning that school closures would have a long-term effect on the mental health of children. It said that 'very few reports of children being the primary source of Covid-19 transmission among family members have emerged' and asserted that children who were asymptomatic 'are unlikely to spread the virus.'"

I want to cry. I think this article and what it implies has affected me more than it should. I don't know what to do.

Submitted October 01, 2020 at 10:53AM by dreaminn5 https://ift.tt/3jmb4oz