Dr. Anthony Fauci believes that reopening schools for grades 8 and lower is a realistic target, but remains wary of returning high schools to in-person learning while coronavirus vaccines remain in short supply nationwide.
Fauci voiced strong support for reopening schools, but only for the lower grades with children who would not so easily spread the coronavirus.
“There have been a number of studies to show that when you have children that are of a certain age, namely … eighth grade and higher, that they transmit as easily as adults transmit,” Fauci told “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd on NBC. “Whereas younger children … they do not transmit as readily.”
