In-person schooling is essential even during periods of high transmission of COVID-19.

Munro, Alasdair; Buonsenso, Danilo; González-Dambrauskas, Sebastián; Hughes, Robert C; Bhopal, Sunil S; Vásquez-Hoyos, Pablo; Cevik, Muge; Rubio, Maria Lucia Mesa; Roland, Damian; (2023) In-person schooling is essential even during periods of high transmission of COVID-19. BMJ evidence-based medicine, 28 (3). pp. 175-179. ISSN 2515-446X DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2023-112277

Abstract

During the early phase of the pandemic, school closures were one of the non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented globally to reduce transmission. Given that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate for years to come, school closures may be debated again. As familiar respiratory viruses have returned, their combined pressure alongside COVID-19 caused renewed discussion of closures in the UK and initiation of remote learning in areas of the USA in the winter of 2022. This suggests that debates around school closures will continue into the future.

Additional Information

Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Population Health (2012- )
Research Centre	Covid-19 Research
PubMed ID	37068921
Elements ID	201848
Official URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2023-112277