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CDC Director: Advocates for Opening Schools; Threat of Suicides, Drug Overdoses 'Far Greater' Than COVID Concerns"I'm of the point of view, and I weigh that equation as an individual that has 11 grandchildren, that the greater risk is actually to the nation to keep these schools closed." - Dr. Robert Redfield [Faithwire.com] Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is promoting the reopening of schools across the country, noting the serious risks associated with keeping kids out of classrooms. (Image: AP Photo-Manuel Balce Ceneta /via Faithwire) During a webinar for the Buck Institute, Redfield pointed out the low risk of children spreading COVID-19 and said the spike in suicides and drug overdoses is "far greater" than the number of coronavirus-related deaths among the country's younger population. "It's not risk of school openings versus public health," he said. "It's public health versus public health." Redfield added, "I'm of the point of view, and I weigh that equation as an individual that has 11 grandchildren, that the greater risk is actually to the nation to keep these schools closed." Earlier in July, he told ABC's "Good Morning America" he would "absolutely" be comfortable with his grandkids going back to school in-person this fall. Redfield did, though, concede he may have "some reservation" about his grandson with cystic fibrosis returning to the classroom, "depending on how he could be accommodated"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Continue reading and watch the ABC interview with Dr. Redfield here.
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