The CDC now says it could play an "important role" in Covid transmission
The first reports stated that children were largely safe from the virus. This study turns this notion upside down.
Just like the national debate onReopening schools in the fall Warrides, disease control and prevention centers (CDC) have releasedimportant information On how coronavirus is probably transmitted - and this could give many parents and educators. The health authority announced this week this week"Unlike the first reports" suggesting that children were largely unaffected by the virus, children get coronavirus can actually "play an important role in transmission".
The study of the CDC has focused on aEvent Superspreader This took place among the participants of a sleep camp in Georgia in July. Despite the camp using multiple strategies to limit the transmission of COVID (including social distance, a mask policy for the staff and the cohort of small group) it took only one week for the virus spread throughout the camp population, and for the camp itself to close.
Of the 597 campers (who had a median age of 12), the test results were available for 344 people or 58% of the camp population. Of those tested, 260 were found at the coronavirus-A positive test rate of 76%. As the study concluded: "These conclusions demonstrate that SARS-COV-2 is emphasized effectively in a young people-centered night environment, resulting in high attack rates among people from all age groups, Despite the efforts of camp managers to implement the most recommended strategies to prevent transmission. "
While a sleep camp posits special challenges that schools and other social contexts can not cope, the epidemic has certainly increased the alarm bells for health professionals, parents and educators.Andrew Noymer, an epidemiologist at the University of California in Irvine, recently saidThe Washington Post, "This is a significant weight added on the side of the scale that saysClose schools. It is strong evidence suggesting that we should be extremely cautious about opening schools. "
Beyond its potential impact on the debate on the reopening of the school, the study is an important reminder that parents should keep their custody at any time in social contexts. Mask bearing, social distancing and frequent washing of hands are allKey tools to fight against the virus- No premium of the age of a person. And for more information on how Covid affects the reopening of schools, discover whyThese are the only schools in 2 ways can open safely, says Harvard Doctor.
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