TY - JOUR
T1 - Considerations for the Safe Operation of Schools During the Coronavirus Pandemic
AU - Lordan, Ronan
AU - Prior, Samantha
AU - Hennessy, Elizabeth
AU - Naik, Amruta
AU - Ghosh, Soumita
AU - Paschos, Georgios K.
AU - Skarke, Carsten
AU - Barekat, Kayla
AU - Hollingsworth, Taylor
AU - Juska, Sydney
AU - Mazaleuskaya, Liudmila L.
AU - Teegarden, Sarah
AU - Glascock, Abigail L.
AU - Anderson, Sean
AU - Meng, Hu
AU - Tang, Soon Yew
AU - Weljie, Aalim
AU - Bottalico, Lisa
AU - Ricciotti, Emanuela
AU - Cherfane, Perla
AU - Mrcela, Antonijo
AU - Grant, Gregory
AU - Poole, Kristen
AU - Mayer, Natalie
AU - Waring, Michael
AU - Adang, Laura
AU - Becker, Julie
AU - Fries, Susanne
AU - FitzGerald, Garret A.
AU - Grosser, Tilo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 Lordan, Prior, Hennessy, Naik, Ghosh, Paschos, Skarke, Barekat, Hollingsworth, Juska, Mazaleuskaya, Teegarden, Glascock, Anderson, Meng, Tang, Weljie, Bottalico, Ricciotti, Cherfane, Mrcela, Grant, Poole, Mayer, Waring, Adang, Becker, Fries, FitzGerald and Grosser.
PY - 2021/12/16
Y1 - 2021/12/16
N2 - During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, providing safe in-person schooling has been a dynamic process balancing evolving community disease burden, scientific information, and local regulatory requirements with the mandate for education. Considerations include the health risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its post-acute sequelae, the impact of remote learning or periods of quarantine on education and well-being of children, and the contribution of schools to viral circulation in the community. The risk for infections that may occur within schools is related to the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections within the local community. Thus, persistent suppression of viral circulation in the community through effective public health measures including vaccination is critical to in-person schooling. Evidence suggests that the likelihood of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within schools can be minimized if mitigation strategies are rationally combined. This article reviews evidence-based approaches and practices for the continual operation of in-person schooling.
AB - During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, providing safe in-person schooling has been a dynamic process balancing evolving community disease burden, scientific information, and local regulatory requirements with the mandate for education. Considerations include the health risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its post-acute sequelae, the impact of remote learning or periods of quarantine on education and well-being of children, and the contribution of schools to viral circulation in the community. The risk for infections that may occur within schools is related to the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections within the local community. Thus, persistent suppression of viral circulation in the community through effective public health measures including vaccination is critical to in-person schooling. Evidence suggests that the likelihood of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within schools can be minimized if mitigation strategies are rationally combined. This article reviews evidence-based approaches and practices for the continual operation of in-person schooling.
KW - COVID-19
KW - education
KW - multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)
KW - pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS)
KW - post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC)
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - vaccination
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85122081388
U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2021.751451
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2021.751451
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34976917
AN - SCOPUS:85122081388
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 9
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 751451
ER -
