In America, nearly half of parents with school-age children want their children to stay at home in the autumn
NEARLY 60M children in America are supposed to return to school in the coming weeks. Nobody knows how many will. President Donald Trump, whose poll numbers are flagging as coronavirus cases surge, has insisted that schools reopen. He has even threatened to withhold funding from those that do not.
Parents’ fears may persist even after infection rates fall. In the South, where public-health authorities are reporting more than 30 new cases for every 100,000 people per day, less than a quarter of parents want their children to attend school this autumn. But even in places where the epidemic has largely abated, parents remain nervous. In the north-east, new cases have fallen to just 4.7 per 100,000, not much higher than the 3.
Some parents may be waiting for a vaccine to be found. But YouGov’s polling suggests that, even when a vaccine is available, many will opt out. Less than half of parents say they will get their children inoculated . Parents without degrees, or in the South and Midwest, are less likely to want the jab than those in the north-east and West. Republicans are more reluctant than Democrats. Independent voters are more sceptical still. Only one-third say they will have their children inoculated.
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