COVID19 lockdown measures drive panic and distorted the risk perceptions. brownstone-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/brownstone…

This needs to be a priority. Kids need other kids to develop the necessary skills to be a productive member of society. We need to find a way!

I really feel sickened and betrayed by the insistence on requiring face shields, which has only wasted people's money, made their lives even more miserable, polluted the environment, and created an massive opportunity for corruption.

Thanks, Gustavo, there must be a way. Digital isn't enough. There are friendships as necessary to growing up.

As said before: There is no evidence that Delta variant causes more serious illness in children. Lets get children back to school! childrens.health.qld.gov.au/blog-covid-19-…

We must invest in education and this means train and pay teachers well. This will help address many problems not only the learning crisis.

A round of applause for our friends at DepEd for being courageous, data-driven, and taking a stand vs the general ignorance, knee-jerk cynicism, and (understandable) fear of some Filipino parents.

Alarm!! Schools have been closed for in person learning for 551 days here, 1.1 million kids not enrolled & child online sexual exploitation (ie. child trafficking) has increased by a shocking 264%. The human costs are too great to keep schools closed. theguardian.com/global-develop…

At least 1.1 million pupils did not enrol at school during the last academic year, after the pandemic hit in the Philippines. The future of Filipino children could be destroyed. theguardian.com/global-develop…

A year without physical classes to cost PH over P11 trillion in productivity loss for next 40 years • The Philippine Star philstarlife.com/news-and-views…

Damn philstarlife.com/news-and-views…

Lower birth rates and an aging population can help heal Asian economies blogs.adb.org/blog/lower-bir… via Asian Development Bank

18 months no school for so many children! Also in the Philippines. Who seriously thinks this is a good idea? We have safe ways to open schools.

Most children don't get sick from COVID also not from Delta. The majority of children admitted to hospital [with Covid] do very well and go home, and often they are just admitted as a precaution, shown in several studies. theguardian.com/world/2021/sep…

Thanks to everyone who worked tirelessly to help us push for this, especially to my great friend Dr. Susann Roth of the Asian Development Bank and to all the strong and unrelenting people at DepEd. Your tenacity may have saved a million kids. What a win.

#COVID19 Hospitalization '80% More Likely for Smokers' medscape.com/viewarticle/95… via @medscape Smokers are 60%-80% more likely to be admitted to hospital and also more likely to die from #COVID19, Oxford study suggests. A good reason to quit smoking if not done so far!

Such an insightful experience to join ADB knowledge forum 2021 and listening some stalwarts specifically Mariana Mazzucato talking about implications of citizen particip'n, more creative to incentivise public investment and her book 'Mission Economy' Needed more like this Susann Roth

HAPPENING NOW at the #ADBKnowledgeForum: "Knowledge Across Borders: The Importance of International Collaboration" Join ADB President Masa Asakawa and these eminent leaders. Watch now: knowledgeforum.adb.org Soumya Swaminathan Susann Roth

Fantastic session with Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Directo General, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO and Susann Roth, Chief of Knowledge Advisory Services, Asian Development Bank, describing why the ADB and UNESCO are joining forces to cultivate Futures…lnkd.in/duBxgKEu

And the Philippines Government stopped again all small safe pilots for face-to-face school in Manila.... there is no evidence that school closure has a negative impact on the pandemic.