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sub/antial negative effects on *ildr5's 
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developm5t4  7#b7 ,9 g5]al1 s*ool       
closures comp\nd inequalities 9 rural & 
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classroom w n only facilitate _!        
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c>egiv]s z !y return to "w4  7#d7 ,to   
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,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
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,,s>s-,co,v-#b4  7#b7 ,issues to be     
/udi$ ,! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all     
address-- 7,a7 ! transmissibility (     
,,covid-#ai f *ild to *ild1 *ild to     
adult1 & adult to *ild2  7,b7 !         
vuln]ability ( *ildr51 especially ^? )  
und]ly+ heal? conditions1 to sev]e      

illness z su* vuln]ability relates to   
,,covid-#ai2  7,c7 ! vuln]ability (     
adults1 especially ^? ) und]ly+ heal?   
conditions1 :o s5d _! *ildr5 back to    
s*ool2 &  7,d7 ! vuln]ability ( adults1 
especially ^? ) und]ly+ heal?           
conditions1 :o int]act ) *ildr5 :o may  
be asymptomatic b infecti\s4  7#c7      
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su* /udy includes consid]ation ( *ildr5 
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*ildr5's role 9 transmitt+              
,,s>s-,co,v-#b4 ,! fir/ su* report %all 
include ! results ( ! /udy "u subsection
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! ,secret>y %all dissem9ate to          
/akehold]s be/ practices = protect+     
*ildr5 & adults 9 educational sett+s4 ,!
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practices = protect+ *ildr5 & adults 9  
educational sett+s id5tifi$ ?r\gh ! /udy
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?is section1 ! t]m em]g5cy p]iod has !  
mean+ giv5 to su* t]m 9 section         
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