States are preparing for online-only instruction despite President Trump's push to reopen schools; Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier reacts.
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Jedediah millions of children
in California and Texas likely
wont be returning to school in
the fall as more states and
cities opt for remote learning.
Despite a push to reopen
classrooms
here, to react. Fox news, medical
contributor, author of Make
America healthy again,
Dr Nicole Saphier,
welcome to the show
good morning.
I want to put your doctor hat
on.
I know youre a doctor and a
mom.
I want you to put your doctor
hat on first.
Tell me: do you think it is
smart for kids to be returning
to in person learning in schools
in September?
He will, with you know,
Jedediah im stuck in a
dichotomy
im. Also a physician and also a
mother.
I can tell you we know in person,
training and education, for our
children is what is best.
Online learning can lead to
social isolation and lead to
lack of communication skills
decades of pre covid research. So
we know
that im Aways as physician im
aware of infectious children
asymptom, I cannily spreading
that
the Good NEWS. If you follow the
data research, Iceland, South
Korea, ITALY, many other places,
they are telling us in their
data that children are far less
likely to be infected with this
virus,
and further data tells us if
they become infected, they are
less likely to transsubmit the
virus.
Unlike most other respiratory
viruses like the common cold,
the flu children do not seem to
be super spreaders with
Covid 19.
That being said, you know we do
not have large prevalence data
here in the United States, yet
the NIH is already underway, with
a massive trial, to look at the
infectivity and transmissibility
of children.
Unfortunately, that data will not
be out until the fall.
However, I will say that I do
believe it is crucial to get our
children back to school.
Now what Governor Newsom is
saying about getting kids back
to school? He is saying they
cannot go back to in person
school as long as there are
increasing cases in the
counties.
Unfortunately, that might be the
reality.
When you look at trials across
the world, it says successful
school opening in areas where
the there is decreasing
infections.
So it is on us Jedediah as the
adults as the parents as the
community to do what we can to
lessen the spread of this virus,
so our children can get back to
school, because that is crucial.
Jedediah Nicole one of the
frustrations of a lot of moms
that talk to me, theyre
frustrated for schools, not
thinking outside of the box.
We had a mom say this on a mom
panel. Why is it about six feet
of distance and masks?
Cant they put the kids outside
cant. They do something.
Are you facing that as a mom?
Are you frustrated about
inability to think outside of
the box because of a pandemic?
When it comes to kids and
school?
Absolutely
we failed our children.
We shut down the schools way too
early.
We did not have a plan for
reopening schools, educators
administrators need to do what
they can.
I understand theyre nervous to
get back to school,
theyre nervous about being
infected.
They are essential front line
worker.
They are tasked of caring. Our
children an insuring their well
being
time for them to act like the
front line workers to do what
they clan to get our kids back
into school
Jedediah, Dr Nicole Saphier,
one of my favorite doctors, one
of my favorite moms, thanks for.
Transcript generated on 2020-07-21.