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ArticleIndian pediatrics2021

Indian Academy of Pediatrics Revised Guidelines on School Reopening: First Revision, September 2021.

Swati Ghate, Siddhesh Zadey, Rajeev Kumar Thapar, Dheeraj Shah, G V Basavaraja, S S Kamath, R Ramesh Kumar, Nimesh G Desai, Bakul Jayant Parekh, Vipin M Vashishtha and 2 more

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Swati GhateBabylon's Newton Child development and Support Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Siddhesh ZadeyDuke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Rajeev Kumar ThaparSchool of Medicine and Research, Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida, UP.
Dheeraj ShahDepartment of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi.
G V BasavarajaIndira Gandhi Children's Hospital, Bengluru, Karnataka.
S S KamathIndira Gandhi Cooperative Hospital, Kochi, Kerala.
R Ramesh KumarApollo Adlux Hospital, Kochi, Kerala.
Nimesh G DesaiInstitute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi.
Bakul Jayant ParekhBakul Parekh Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Vipin M VashishthaMangla Hospital, Bijnor.
Ashok PandeyAhlcon Public and International Schools, Delhi.
Piyush GuptaPresident, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Correspondence to: Dr Piyush Gupta, Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi. prof.piyush.gupta@gmail.com.

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Abstract

justificationThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected schooling for more than 24 crores students, since March 2020. Students need a respite from the long standing social isolation so that they regain their chance to develop holistically, but after the devastating effects of the second wave, the administrators as well as parents are skeptical about the decision of school reopening. PROCESS: The Indian Academy of Pediatrics constituted a task force comprising of national and international experts in the field who deliberated on the issue.

objectivesTo bring out scientifically supported guidelines on the prerequisites of opening and attending the schools, in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic. RECOMMENDATIONS: The task force recommends i) Decentralization of the school reopening decision; ii)Three epidemiological parameters, case positivity rate (<5 or steadily declining number of cases for past two weeks), number of new cases(<20 per lakh population per day for past two weeks) and vaccination coverage (>60% of the vaccine-eligible population) to be met at the local level, before the schools reopen; and iii) Criteria regarding health and vaccination to be met by the schoolattendees.

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COVID-19PediatricsChildHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Schools

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