Pediatricians around the world claim school should be reopened

(Center Square)-Several reports published in Western European countries around the world claim that children need to return directly to the classroom in the fall.

A report by a leading Canadian children’s hospital and a major expert from the British government found that there are relatively few schools, as there is growing evidence that children seem to have little risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 or spreading. I argue that I should resume with restrictions.

according to To report Published by the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, “School closures may have been rational as part of an early pandemic response, but current evidence and experience show that It supports the notion that children can return to school in a way that maximizes and minimizes risk. A public health perspective.”

according to To report According to one of the government’s major scientific advisors, “There are no recorded cases where teachers caught coronaviruses from students anywhere in the world.”

Mark Woolhouse, a major epidemiologist and member of the British Government’s Sage Commission, said the policy decision to close schools in March was false given the limited role children play in the spread of the virus. I told the Times.

In the British Medical Journal, doctors Alasdair PS Munro and Saul N. Faust argue that “children are not COVID-19 super spreaders” and “it’s time to go back to school.”

“Governments around the world should allow all children to return to school, regardless of comorbidities…” they claim. “Media highlights of a possible new rare Kawasaki-like vasculitis, whether or not it is due to SARS-CoV2, is due to many other serious infections in children that severe COVID-19 does not cause in school. It does not change the fact that it is as rare as the dementia syndrome is closed.”

according to To report Conducted by the deCODE genetics company in Iceland, “Children under the age of 10 are less likely to be infected than adults and, if infected, are less likely to be severe. Interestingly, children are infected. Even if they do, they are less likely to be transmitted to others than adults. There is no single case of a child having a parental infection.”

Nick Coatesworth, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Australia, Policy paper School closures were initially implemented to control flu-like epidemics. “But COVID-19 is not the flu. COVID-19 affects far fewer children, and far fewer child-to-child and child-to-adult transmissions.”

There are many reports around the world that publish similar findings.

The American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) has asked local governments to restart their schools. According to the AAP, spending a long time out of school often interrupts support services for children and is often socially isolated. The Academy further added that these factors make it difficult for schools to identify and address not only significant learning disabilities but also physical and sexual abuse, drug use, depression, and suicidal ideation in children and adolescents. It is added.” “This in turn puts children and adolescents at considerable risk.”

Academy advice comes from the fact that many teachers unions and school districts across the country refuse to reopen their schools.

The Los Angeles and San Diego school districts say the new school year will begin with online learning only.

Some North Texas county health departments have abolished plans to return to school, prohibiting all rural areas from holding face-to-face classes for the first six weeks of 2020-21, and perhaps more. I will.

Dr Katherine Colkit, a local government in Tarrant County, issued an order banning face-to-face instruction and activities on campus until September 28th. With certain exceptions, students in counties K through 12 are limited to distance learning only public and non-religious private schools.

Orders will be placed after the Texas Education Agency (TEA) issues the 2020-2021 Public Health Planning Guidance DocumentThe school says, “We need to provide daily campus attendance to students who are eligible for school… parents want them to attend campus every day.”

In face-to-face public school instruction, children over the age of 10 must wear face coverings in accordance with Greg Abbott’s latest administrative order, unless the order is changed before class begins.

A Toronto-based hospital report said that school closures were partly “significantly affecting children’s health and well-being.”

It suggests, “The best overall strategy is to relax restrictions and return to school, taking into account the effects of the massive secondary unhealth and well-being of lockdowns.” ..

It also argues that children should be allowed to return to their educational routines and the environment with minimal changes, including the destruction of strict “physical distance” plans.

They say that strict physical distance is “not practical and can cause serious psychological harm.” “Close interactions such as playing and socializing are central to the child’s development and should not be discouraged.”

Demanding children to wear face covers is “impractical,” they added, “there is no evidence that wearing face masks prevents children from having SARS-CoV-2 infections.” I pointed out.

The authors emphasize that mass gatherings and sporting activities should be restricted or canceled and schools should implement strict cleaning procedures.