1/6 Whatever various studies may/may not show about the risks to & transmission from children...staff, parents & families remain @ risk of a serious multi-system disease caused by an #airborne that can result in prolonged hospitalisation, death or #LongCovid. https://twitter.com/devisridhar/status/1355534202154999815

This MUST be factored in to any decision to fully open schools & keep #earlyyears settings open.
W/ the UK #covidvariant being so transmissible (& knowledge about the SA/Brazilian variants being limited as yet)do studies like these referenced from 2020 have any real validity? 2/

Why is the UK so resistant to simple, basic public health measures in #schools/ #earlyyears settings?
I genuinely don’t understand why this is not THE PRIORITY right now.
#COVIDisAirborne so we must surely act accordingly to protect individuals AND further mutation risk.3/

To waste the remaining weeks of #Lockdown3 by not mitigating effectively for an #airborne is dangerous & reckless not only to school communities, but to the wider population.
More devastating effects of #COVID19, a #3rdWave & #Lockdown3 awaits.
Avoidable & utterly tragic! 4/

#COVIDisAirborne #MasksInClassrooms #VentilationMatters #ReduceBubbleSizes #SafeSpacesToLearn #ExpandTeacherNumbers

LET’S THROW EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK AT IT NOW!
#ZeroCovid for schools should be the only plan. 5/

@GavinWilliamson @NickGibbUK @Jeremy_Hunt @10DowningStreet @NEUnion @NAHTnews @tes @SecondaryTeach6 @Newheadteacher @GawainLittle @HoppySaul @Parents_Utd @SafeEdForAll_UK @adamhamdy @mattprescott @benking01 @SunderlandLolly @HearTheStudent @NeilDotObrien

#COVIDisAirborne 6/6

Do read this but please don’t wait till bedtime.
You will not sleep.
#ZeroCovid #GoToZero #Covid19UK https://twitter.com/claddism/status/1355021375988248576