Biden says all schools 'should probably all be open' by the fall of 2021

President Joe Biden participates in a conference phone call with governors affected by a snowstorm in the Midwest and southwest Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House.

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• The "Today" show released its interview with President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
• Biden said "based on science and the CDC" schools "should probably all be open" in the fall.
• There's "not overwhelming evidence that there's much of a transmission among these young people," he added.
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President Joe Biden has said that schools for all ages should "probably all be open" by the fall of 2021.

"Based on science and the CDC, they should probably all be open," Biden told the "Today" program in an interview released Thursday.

"There's not overwhelming evidence that there's much of a transmission among these young people."

-TODAY (@TODAYshow) April 30, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines are not available for children yet, and are unlikely to be by the fall. Earlier this month Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted that "kids of any age" will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by 2022.

Schools across the country are in the process of reopening for in-person learning.

But a full reopening has become a political issue: As Insider previously reported, many school districts don't have the funding for health measures that would reduce infection risk, and some districts aren't enforcing mask wearing, which could lead to infection spikes.

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