| Autor: |
Ciara Kelly, Philippa White, Elizabeth Kennedy, Dearbhail O’Flynn, Aoife Colgan, Mary Ward, Margaret B O’Sullivan, Claire M Buckley, Breda Cosgrove, Melissa Canny, Katharine Harkin, Fiona McGuire, Catherine Lynch, Aidan Ryan, Sean Denyer, Kevin Kelleher, Abigail Collins |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Eurosurveillance. 28 |
| ISSN: |
1560-7917 |
| DOI: |
10.2807/1560-7917.es.2023.28.15.2200554 |
| Popis: |
Background The role of schools in SARS-CoV-2 transmission has been a debated topic since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim To examine SARS-CoV-2 transmission in all schools in Ireland during the 2020–21 school year. Methods In a national descriptive cross-sectional study, we investigated PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19 among students (aged Results In total, 100,474 individuals were tested as close contacts in 1,771 schools during the 2020–21 school year. An overall close contact positivity rate of 2.4% was observed across all schools (n = 2,373 secondary cases). The highest positivity rate was seen in special schools (3.4%), followed by primary (2.5%) and post-primary schools (1.8%) (p Conclusion This study demonstrated that a low level of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurred in Irish schools during the 2020-21 academic year. In the event of future pandemics, and as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is a need to carefully weigh up the harms and benefits associated with disrupted education to mitigate infectious disease transmission before reflexively closing classes or schools. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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