Does schools play a role in the transmission of #COVID19?

Let's look at the data from @ONS covid19 survey

This is from the autumn 2020 where UK was in lockdown in November, but schools were open

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What happened when the schools closed after X-mas?

This is the data from @ONS covid19 survey.

This is from the winter 2021 where UK is in lockdown and the schools and higher education is by remote learning (for most students)

2/X

These graphs says more than 1000 words....

School closures is a pretty effective tool to reduce #COVID19 transmission.

Next challenge is to replace school closure with other tools to keep the numbers down

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Should school kids and students wear face masks in class rooms?

Why not?
Would you put 30 adults close together in a room without face masks?
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We can implement and better ventilation to reduce transmission of #COVID19 in schools, but is it enough?

I doubt it
To keep the numbers down - we need regular testing of both students and teachers

5/5