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I have seen some repeated assertions about the evidence on #COVID19, children and schools recently which sound convincing, but unfortunately are falseIt is a sensitive and important topic, which is
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"If there's one thing we learn from history, it's that we don't learn from history"A new study from India looks at #COVID19 contact tracing And now reported, "[children] transmitted the
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I've seen suggestions that the idea younger children might be less susceptible to infection with #COVID19 is a "myth", based on children just not being tested enoughThat is untrue!Whilst it's
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I think people find it hard to understand the deal with kids reduced susceptibility to #COVID19 and what it means for schools etcI thought I’d share a little analogy which
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The current issue of #schoolclosures is so complex I am loathed to add my opinion to the twitter soupMassive uncertaintiesHigh stakesHuge health trade offsOpposing opinions Easy answers I'll just add
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New findings from Swiss seroprevalence and an good opportunity to learn some more infectious disease epidemiology!A similar prevalence in children aged 6 - 18 y (23%) than the adult population
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Here is a good lesson in basic epidemiologyThis data is difficult to interpret in a number of ways:1. There is no denominator, either of institutions or populations2. It counts the
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It's time to clarify some things about children, schools and #COVID19 Summary: Young children seem significantly less susceptible, probably less likely to transmit. Less clear for teens. Schools mainly follow
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A few weeks ago a study from SK got lots of attention for reportedly showed children aged 10 - 19 were just as, or more infectious than adults with #COVID19
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Really interesting pre print looking at school transmission in Northern Italy during the second surgeSuggests huge age dependant differences in risk of transmission in children in these settings (who would
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Some people are *still* lumping "children" all together in talking about transmission, schools etcThat is a dumb thing to doIt doesn't take a paediatrician to tell you a 2yr old
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An absolute smorgasbord of data around children, schools and #COVID19 this weekWe've got @PHE_uk , the @ONS survey, REACT study, and a new SAGE report!Lets take a birds eye view
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