Chicago Public Schools saw an increase in COVID cases in the first week of school after the CDC relaxed guidelines. Low vaccination rates don't help.
Week one is over for thousands of Chicago Public Schools students as they head home for the weekend, but a few students and staff never made to their buildings this week.Chicago Public Schools students head back to school as CPS faces teacher, bus driver shortage
"I don't think it's surprising we have higher numbers of COVID compared to last year," said Dr. Tina Tan of Lurie Children's Hospital. "Of the current variant or Omicron BA 5 is actually the most transmissible."
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