Researchers find no causal effect of school closures on the spread of COVID-19

No causal effect of school closures in Japan on the spread of COVID-19 in spring 2020

A group of researchers, including Professor Kentaro Fukumoto, Faculty of Law, Gakushuin University, published an article in Nature Medicine, reporting that they have found no causal effect of school closures in Japan on the spread of COVID-19 in spring 2020.

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About the article

Authors: Kentaro Fukumoto, Charles T. McClean, and Kuninori Nakagawa
Title: No causal effect of school closures in Japan on the spread of COVID-19 in spring 2020
Journal: Nature Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01571-8
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01571-8