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No causal effect of school closures in Japan on the spread of COVID-19 in spring 2020 | Nature Medicine

"We do not find any evidence that school closures in Japan reduced the spread of COVID-19. Our null results suggest that policies on school closures should be reexamined given the potential negative consequences for children and parents."

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01571-8

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they were worried about the olympics in Japan too and that had no effect on covid there

[–]zyxzevn[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I forgot about the Olympics. Great addition.