CDC details costs for school COVID-19 mitigationData published late last week in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) detailed public school costs for recommended COVID-19 mitigation strategies, which averaged $442 per student but varied widely.The CDC provided COVID-19-mitigation guidance to schools in March followed by a series of updates, the most recent issued on Dec 3.
Five primary transmission control strategies are recommended for schools, including mask use, physical distancing, hand hygiene and covering coughs and sneezes, cleaning and disinfection, and contact tracing.Researchers estimated school costs incurred to implement four of the mitigation strategies—excluding