Op-Ed: "​​New school year, new urgency to fight COVID-19" Read Kim's new op-ed in the Hill >>

John,

As a pediatrician, congresswoman, and parent herself, Kim hears concerns from parents about COVID-19 and the return to school on a daily basis. Parents are worried. The COVID-19 pandemic is surging in many states, and it’s coinciding with the return to school for students across the country.

Since the start of the school year, cases among children have accelerated. A recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics showed there were more than 250,000 new cases of COVID-19 added in the first week of September. Over 5 million children have tested positive so far, and more than 460 have died.

This should set off fire alarms for policymakers at all levels of government, parents, and school administrators — about implications for the children themselves and for their communities.

In order to keep our schools open, our children safely in school, and parents at work, we need to put politics aside and use all the tools at our disposal to get past this pandemic. That's why Kim is working to expand rapid testing to slow the spread of the Delta variant.

Read Kim's op-ed in The Hill now to learn more about the work she's doing to keep our children, educators, and communities safe >>