C.D.C. officials urged a return to classroom instruction as soon as possible, citing evidence showing it is safe with the right health protocols.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 3:08 PM EST

The “preponderance of available evidence” indicates that it can be carried out safely as long as mask-wearing and social distancing are maintained, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote in the journal JAMA.

But local officials also must be willing to impose limits on other settings — like indoor dining, bars or poorly ventilated gyms — in order to keep infection rates low in the community at large, the researchers said.
The New York Times