Covid Inquiry Must Include Pandemic’s Effect on Children
The draft terms of reference for the COVID-19 public inquiry must be revised to include the effect of the pandemic response on children and young people, 54 scientists and medics have said.
The draft terms of reference for the COVID-19 public inquiry must be revised to include the effect of the pandemic response on children and young people, 54 scientists and medics have said.
Studies show that the benefits of closing schools are marginal at best. But the costs are very real. It’s no wonder that even erstwhile members of Independent SAGE are admitting they get this one wrong.
After just the first lockdown, data suggest that average primary school pupils in England were 3.6 months behind in maths compared to previous years, rising to almost six months in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Two recent surveys show that U.S. Democrats just can't let Covid go. 65% support closing schools, and 59% support a policy of confining unvaccinated people in their homes “at all times, except for emergencies”.
Some scientific experts have called for primary school aged children to be given the vaccine, warning that in-person teaching faces major disruption due to the Omicron variant.
Todholm Primary in Renfrewshire, Scotland, has been closed for a week due to a ‘suspected’ outbreak of the Omicron variant, with many pupils and members of staff currently in self-isolation.
Worried about a potential Covid outbreak, two schools in England have stopped in-person teaching for at least a week by imposing their own 'circuit-breaker' lockdown.
New data has emerged that suggests closing schools and imprisoning children in their homes during the pandemic wasn't necessary as children are at virtually no risk from COVID-19.
Schools are to receive a £1.8 billion funding boost to help resolve the disruption caused by lockdown.
Now that almost all vulnerable people have been vaccinated, why are we trying to stop children getting the virus if, as Chris Whitty says, “the great majority” of them are going to get it at some point anyway?
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