In many countries, children have been going to school for more than a month. So far, fears the Delta coronavirus variant would prevent in-person learning have largely proven unfounded. In twelve countries with high vaccination rates in Asia, Europe and the United States, case rates increased in August. Now, they have mostly fallen back, according to local data and officials. It is unclear how much the decrease is due to a worldwide decline in cases, and how much it is linked to vaccinations and other measures. Public health experts say they will continue to watch for signs of an increase in cases as winter nears. Monica Gandhi is a professor of medicine at University of California San Francisco Medical School. “In the United States, in-school transmission is higher in places with low adult vaccination and no mitigation, but, overall, schools have stayed open,” Gandhi said. Gandhi described the situation in schools as “going better than expected.” Cases among children increased by nearly seven times in August. They reached their high in the first week of September, American Academy of Pediatrics data shows. Only about 2 percent of U.S. schools have closed temporarily because of COVID-19 outbreaks. That information comes from research company Burbio. Children represent the largest group of the unvaccinated in most wealthy countries. That is because either vaccinations for their age group have only just begun, or are not yet approved. Public health experts suggest rising vaccinations, mitigation measures in schools and a broader decrease in community cases are helping.
Title: School Returns Go Better Than Expected
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5337/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='School Returns Go Better Than Expected' data-article-id='5927'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6000'>In many countries, children have been going to school for more than a month. </span> <span data-start-time='6000' data-end-time='15917'>So far, fears the Delta coronavirus variant would prevent in-person learning have largely proven unfounded.</span> <span data-start-time='15917' data-end-time='26021'>In twelve countries with high vaccination rates in Asia, Europe and the United States, case rates increased in August. </span> <span data-start-time='26021' data-end-time='33417'>Now, they have mostly fallen back, according to local data and officials.</span> <span data-start-time='33417' data-end-time='44917'>It is unclear how much the decrease is due to a worldwide decline in cases, and how much it is linked to vaccinations and other measures. </span> <span data-start-time='44917' data-end-time='54479'>Public health experts say they will continue to watch for signs of an increase in cases as winter nears.</span> <span data-start-time='54479' data-end-time='63354'>Monica Gandhi is a professor of medicine at University of California San Francisco Medical School.</span> <span data-start-time='63354' data-end-time='77458'>“In the United States, in-school transmission is higher in places with low adult vaccination and no mitigation, but, overall, schools have stayed open,” Gandhi said.</span> <span data-start-time='77458' data-end-time='83833'>Gandhi described the situation in schools as “going better than expected.”</span> <span data-start-time='83833' data-end-time='89563'>Cases among children increased by nearly seven times in August. </span> <span data-start-time='89563' data-end-time='98000'>They reached their high in the first week of September, American Academy of Pediatrics data shows.</span> <span data-start-time='98000' data-end-time='106625'>Only about 2 percent of U.S. schools have closed temporarily because of COVID-19 outbreaks.</span> <span data-start-time='106625' data-end-time='111292'>That information comes from research company Burbio.</span> <span data-start-time='111292' data-end-time='118375'>Children represent the largest group of the unvaccinated in most wealthy countries. </span> <span data-start-time='118375' data-end-time='127813'>That is because either vaccinations for their age group have only just begun, or are not yet approved.</span> <span data-start-time='127813' data-end-time='139208'>Public health experts suggest rising vaccinations, mitigation measures in schools and a broader decrease in community cases are helping.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5337/A.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18150 data-hint-location='63354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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