SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in educational settings: a prospective, cross-sectional analysis of infection clusters and outbreaks in England

Understanding severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and transmission in educational settings is crucial for ensuring the safety of staff and children during the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimated the rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection and outbreaks among staff and students in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet infectious diseases 2021-03, Vol.21 (3), p.344-353
Hauptverfasser:	Ismail, Sharif A, Saliba, Vanessa, Lopez Bernal, Jamie, Ramsay, Mary E, Ladhani, Shamez N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Analysis Child Children Cluster analysis Colleges & universities Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - transmission Cross-Sectional Studies Databases, Factual Disease control Disease transmission Disease Transmission, Infectious Education England - epidemiology Epidemiology Health aspects Humans Incidence Infectious diseases Medical research Medicine, Experimental Outbreaks Pandemics Polymerase chain reaction Population density Prospective Studies Public health Regression analysis Respiratory diseases SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification School closures Schools Schools - statistics & numerical data Secondary schools Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Students Students - statistics & numerical data Summer Universities - statistics & numerical data Viral diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	Understanding severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and transmission in educational settings is crucial for ensuring the safety of staff and children during the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimated the rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection and outbreaks among staff and students in educational settings during the summer half-term (June–July, 2020) in England. In this prospective, cross-sectional analysis, Public Health England initiated enhanced national surveillance in educational settings in England that had reopened after the first national lockdown, from June 1 to July 17, 2020. Educational settings were categorised as early years settings (
ISSN:	1473-3099 1474-4457
DOI:	10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30882-3