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. 2022 Mar 14;22:496. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12910-w

Table 2.

Outcome measures across scenarios with universal masking in schools

Reopening Strategy Cumulative Deaths Cumulative Hosp. Cumulative Infections IAR % Peak Infections Peak Day
Children & Youth Adult Children & Youth Adult
Schools Closed 8894 71658 625238 1757331 22.06 4685 13553 21-Jul
Alternating School Day for Children 9113 73329 645689 1793551 22.59 4854 14018 26-Jul
Alternating School Day 9390 75805 689727 1855026 23.57 4728 13805 27-Jul
Children Only 9240 73847 669356 1811767 22.98 4687 13679 24-Jul
Regular 9883 79734 771052 1950509 25.20 4660 13463 27-Jul

Summary comparison of school reopening strategies with universal masking during in-person education with respect to cumulative deaths and hospitalizations in the total population, cumulative infections in adults and children/youth, infection attack rate (IAR) in the total population, peak infections in adults and children/youth, and peak day in the total population