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ArticleJournal of paediatrics and child health2021

Lessons learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic: Why Australian schools should be prioritised to stay open.

Archana Koirala, Sharon Goldfeld, Asha C Bowen, Catherine Choong, Kathleen Ryan, Nicholas Wood, Noni Winkler, Margie Danchin, Kristine Macartney, Fiona M Russell

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Article in Journal of paediatrics and child health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  5. Key lessons from the COVID-19 public health response in Australia.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023
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Archana KoiralaNational Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Kids Research, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2567-8825
Sharon GoldfeldCentre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6520-7094
Asha C BowenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Catherine ChoongSchool of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Kathleen RyanPopulation Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Nicholas WoodNational Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Kids Research, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
Noni WinklerNational Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Kids Research, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
Margie DanchinDepartment of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7624-5691
Kristine MacartneyNational Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Kids Research, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4675-0232
Fiona M RussellDepartment of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3077-9639

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2020, school and early childhood educational centre (ECEC) closures affected over 1.5 billion school-aged children globally as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Attendance at school and access to ECEC is critical to a child's learning, well-being and health. School closures increase inequities by disproportionately affecting vulnerable children. Here, we summarise the role of children and adolescents in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission and that of schools and ECECs in community transmission and describe the Australian experience. In Australia, most SARS-CoV-2 cases in schools were solitary (77% in NSW and 67% in Victoria); of those that did progress to an outbreak, >90% involved fewer than 10 cases. Australian and global experience has demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 is predominantly introduced into schools and ECECs during periods of heightened community transmission. Implementation of public health mitigation strategies, including effective testing, tracing and isolation of contacts, means schools and ECECs can be safe, not drivers of transmission. Schools and ECEC are essential services and so they should be prioritised to stay open for face-to-face learning. This is particularly critical as we continue to manage the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19PandemicsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolHumansSARS-CoV-2SchoolsVictoria

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PMID34101922
PMCPMC8242752

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