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ArticleEuropean journal of public health2022

Comparing SARS-CoV-2 case rates between pupils, teachers and the general population: results from Germany.

Clemens Koestner, Stephan Letzel, Viktoria Eggert, Till Beutel, Pavel Dietz

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Article in European journal of public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Clemens KoestnerInstitute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Stephan LetzelInstitute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Viktoria EggertInstitute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Till BeutelInstitute for Teachers' Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Pavel DietzInstitute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

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Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Given the inconsistent state of research regarding the role of pupils and teachers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Germany, statewide and nationwide data of infection case rates were analyzed to contribute to the discourse. Infection data from official sources ranging from mid to late 2020 were collected, prepared and analyzed to answer the question if pupils, teachers and general population differed in active case rates or not. The data showed that pupils and teachers case rates didn't exceeded those of the general population. In conclusion, it seems appropriate to appraise school-related measures to mitigate the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic sufficiently. Data quality is a yet to overcome obstacle to provide good evidence-based recommendations regarding the management around infection cases in schools.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2GermanyHumansPandemicsSchools

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PMID34741503
PMCPMC8689906

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