UK Expert & Study: Very Little Evidence Virus is Transmitted in Schools

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Keegan99
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The article is unfortunately paywalled.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pupils-pose-no-risk-of-spreading-covid-27q6zfd9l

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One of the largest studies in the world on coronavirus in schools, carried out in 100 institutions in the UK, will confirm that "there is very little evidence that the virus is transmitted" there, according to a leading scientist.

Professor Russell Viner, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and a member of the government advisory group Sage, said: "A new study that has been done in UK schools confirms there is very little evidence that the virus is transmitted in schools."

"This is the some of the largest data you will find on schools anywhere. Britain has done very well in terms of thinking of collecting data in schools."


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Ragoo
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Assuming this is because the immune system of children is able to shed the virus quick enough to not make them prolonged carriers for transmission to be possible?
Keegan99
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Quite a few theories, but as a society we need to leverage the vulnerability by age.



Professor at Harvard Medical School.

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It is inappropriate to either exaggerate or dismiss the seriousness of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is still impossible to know what percentage is needed to reach herd immunity or how many people will eventually die, and no respectable epidemiologist will make such claims. Nor do we know how long it will take to get a vaccine, which could be anything from six months to never. The one important thing that we do know is the enormous risk difference by age. Covid-19 is a formidable enemy, and in any war, one must take advantage of the opponent's weaknesses. That weakness is the near inability of the virus to kill younger people. Hence, it is the young adults among us that must stand in the front line as we fight this enemy. If not, we will have many more casualties than necessary.


A more scientific piece from the same author:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-19-counter-measures-should-age-specific-martin-kulldorff
DadHammer
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Good News!

"Among COVID-19 exposed individuals, people in their 70s have roughly twice the mortality of those in their 60s, 10 times the mortality of those in their 50s, 40 times that of those in their 40s, 100 times that of those in their 30s, 300 times that of those in their 20s, and a mortality that is more than 3000 times higher than for children. Since COVID-19 operates in a highly age specific manner, mandated counter measures must also be age specific. If not, lives will be unnecessarily lost."

This just gets lost on the Corona Bros.
Ragoo
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Interesting points made
wessimo
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WSJ reporting the opposite today:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/latest-research-points-to-children-carrying-transmitting-coronavirus-11596978001?mod=mhp
Keegan99
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Not new. That's recycled garbage from a tiny Chicago study and the very problematic Korean study from March data.

There is a MASSIVE amount of data from Europe, including this huge UK study.




DadHammer
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wessimo said:

WSJ reporting the opposite today:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/latest-research-points-to-children-carrying-transmitting-coronavirus-11596978001?mod=mhp

Garbage that falls flat.
tysker
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It's amazing people complain that other countries have handled this better than the US then refuse to acknowledge the data about schools and transmission via children coming from those countries.

Could it be possible that the schools being open was at least a small reason so many countries did better than the US?
amercer
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When will this be published? I don't think a guy on the open up side is going to convince people by just saying he's seen the study and the numbers look good.
JDL 96
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Doesn't matter. We don't know what the long term health effects could be. And what about the teachers?!?!
Oh, and flu season....
The only prudent thing to do is shut it down until cases are zero and we understand everything about it.
Those are the new talking points.
basketaggie
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Disappointed that it's a paywall, I really wanted to read it to see where the schools were that they did the research. My British cousins have not been able to return to school. They are in the Manchester area. I assumed the whole country had not started opening up the regular schools.
wessimo
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Disappointing that WSJ would run that article.
agforlife97
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I'm disappointed Karen is now I'm charge of this country.
ttuhscaggie
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DadHammer said:

Good News!

"Among COVID-19 exposed individuals, people in their 70s have roughly twice the mortality of those in their 60s, 10 times the mortality of those in their 50s, 40 times that of those in their 40s, 100 times that of those in their 30s, 300 times that of those in their 20s, and a mortality that is more than 3000 times higher than for children. Since COVID-19 operates in a highly age specific manner, mandated counter measures must also be age specific. If not, lives will be unnecessarily lost."

This just gets lost on the Corona Bros.


This deserves to be reposted and put up on billboards around the country.
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