Randi Weingarten: It Is Time to Actually Do a Little Bit of Planning Based Upon Science

‘... as opposed to just announcement by announcement’

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WEINGARTEN: “Well, I think we have to be talking about the off-ramp for masks, and we asked for that conversation that’s based upon science instead of politics back in November before Omicron. The governor in New Jersey made some pretty — was pretty good in terms of the basis for it. He said that vaccinations are up in New Jersey, that the numbers, community spread is really low now, and the spread in schools is really low. So, you know, what we asked for in November — and I’m glad you have Lucy on as well — is a metric that was based in science so that we could ultimately have an off-ramp for masks. No one wants masks in schools, not teachers, not students. But, you know, it’s time in this Covid pandemic to actually do a little bit of planning based upon science as opposed to just announcement by announcement.”

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