More Covid measures needed in schools, pediatrician says
4 years, 1 month ago

More Covid measures needed in schools, pediatrician says

NL Times  

To further reduce the number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands, the government needs to take a different approach in schools, pediatrician epidemiologist Patricia Bruijning said to Nieuwsuur. If we want the numbers to go down, I think we should also look at the schools," Bruijning said. "We took measures in many places to lower the reproduction number, but did nothing in schools. The pediatrician also suggested asymptomatic testing among school kids, instead of the current policy of only testing people with symptoms.

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Long COVID is a "public health crisis for kids," experts say
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Long COVID is a "public health crisis for kids," experts say

Salon  

For years, public health experts have said that COVID-19 infections in children are “mild.” According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most common symptoms of COVID in kids are a fever and cough. “This is one of the first large-scale national studies to do research related to long COVID across the entire lifespan, with a particular …

Education authorities advise schools to monitor sickness during winter
1 year ago

Education authorities advise schools to monitor sickness during winter

China Daily  

Local education authorities and schools are urged to work hard on preventing and controlling COVID infections and other key infectious diseases this coming winter and spring, according to a circular released by the nation's top education body on Tuesday. Schools should respond to possible overlapping epidemic diseases and alternating peaks in a timely manner, the Ministry of Education said. Local …

COVID-19 ALERT! 39 students of Lakhimpur Kheri Kasturba Gandhi school tested positive; building seized
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID-19 ALERT! 39 students of Lakhimpur Kheri Kasturba Gandhi school tested positive; building seized

India TV News  

Lakhimpur Kheri COVID: Uttar Pradesh once again witnessed a massive spike in COVID-19 cases on Sunday. At the latest, at least 39 students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya tested positive after a student returned from Holi vacation infected with the virus. According to multiple media reports, the matter came to light after a student of Matauli KGBV tested positive for …

Opinion: California gave up on mandating COVID vaccines for schoolchildren. Here’s why that’s wise
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: California gave up on mandating COVID vaccines for schoolchildren. Here’s why that’s wise

LA Times  

A California Supreme Court decision last week reaffirmed that individual school districts lack the authority to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Unlike the other vaccines required for school enrollment in California, the COVID vaccines are unreliable at preventing infection or transmission, providing at best modest protection against infection for only a couple of months. We never had any …

Experts recommend Covid vax for at-risk under-12 kids
1 year, 11 months ago

Experts recommend Covid vax for at-risk under-12 kids

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: As the Omicron BF7 virus surges, experts have called for approval to vaccinate children under the age of 12 who are more vulnerable to contracting severe Covid. While the infection is usually mild in children, paediatricians state that, similar to comorbidities in adults, many children suffer from certain conditions that make the Covid infection severe for them. Chief paediatrician …

Long COVID in children is less common than in adults? Here's what a new study says
2 years, 3 months ago

Long COVID in children is less common than in adults? Here's what a new study says

Hindustan Times  

The risk of long COVID in children appears to be lower than what has been reported in adults, according to a study conducted in the US. Here's what a new study says The risk for post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, or long COVID appears to be higher in children younger than five years of age, those with medical complexity and …

Schooling in Covid Era: An Opportunity for Young Students to Become Better Global Citizens
2 years, 5 months ago

Schooling in Covid Era: An Opportunity for Young Students to Become Better Global Citizens

News 18  

As Covid-19 case counts are rising again, there are apprehensions of a fresh wave building up. It is by now clearly evident that children are less likely to suffer from severe illness, even when infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Children who are immunocompromised or have risk enhancing comorbid health conditions must be protected from exposure and provided vaccines which are …

Bengaluru: 31 school students test Covid positive, fresh cases inch closer to 600-mark
2 years, 6 months ago

Bengaluru: 31 school students test Covid positive, fresh cases inch closer to 600-mark

India TV News  

Highlights At least 31 students tested positive for Covid 19 in Bengaluru. Covid 19 Bengaluru: At least 31 students tested positive for Covid 19 and the number of new Covid cases rose to 582 in the last 24 hours in Karnataka's Bengaluru city. Twenty-one students of the New Standard English School studying in Class 6, and 10 students of MES …

64 school students test COVID- 19 positive in Odisha's Raygada
2 years, 7 months ago

64 school students test COVID- 19 positive in Odisha's Raygada

Firstpost  

Bhubaneswar: Sixty-four students living in two hostels in Odisha’s Raygada district were found to be COVID-positive as the state reported 71 new cases on Sunday, officials said. Forty-four residents of Anwesha Hostel at Kotlaguda were found to be COVID-positive, hostel matron Namita Samal said. In Bisamkatak block, 20 students of Hatamuniguda Government High School were found to be COVID-positive. District …

11 girls of Jharkhand residential school test Covid positive
2 years, 7 months ago

11 girls of Jharkhand residential school test Covid positive

Hindustan Times  

As many as 11 students of Kasturba Gandhi Girls Residential School in Jharkhand’s Chatra district were tested positive for Covid-19 in the past two days, officials said on Friday. Eight girls of class 12 and two of class 11 were found to be afflicted with the disease on May 4, while another one tested positive for the virus on Thursday. …

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections
2 years, 7 months ago

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus and more than half of all Americans had signs of previous infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in a report Tuesday. CDC officials say they plan to release a study soon that estimates that in recent months there were three infections …

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat
2 years, 8 months ago

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat

News 18  

Schooling has been a matter of enthusiastic, and often passionate, debate since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world. The second cause of worry is the assumption that with schools being open, children would infect each other and spread it to their teachers or carry it home and infect the adults, especially the grandparents who we do know have a higher …

Covid-19: No sharing, masks a must, temperature checks in fresh school guidelines in Delhi
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: No sharing, masks a must, temperature checks in fresh school guidelines in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to limit the spread of Covid-19 in schools, the Delhi government on Friday issued standard operating procedures asking administrations to ensure that students do not share food, books or stationery, even as it stressed that no student, teacher, or guest be allowed inside campus without a temperature check. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority in its Wednesday meeting …

Coronavirus News Updates: Gujarat Sees 11 Covid Cases, No Death; Active Tally 154
2 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Gujarat Sees 11 Covid Cases, No Death; Active Tally 154

News 18  

Coronavirus News Updates: Gujarat’s Covid-19 tally increased by 11 in the last 24 hours to touch 12,24,129, while the death toll remained unchanged at 10,942, an official said on Friday. Noting a “slight” rise in Covid-19 cases, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said earlier in the day that he has directed the education department to issue guidelines on Friday in …

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home

India Today  

Weeks after the Omicron cases subsided across India, coronavirus is once again on the rise. Parents and teachers can keep a few things in mind to keep children safe both at school and at home as new cases pop up. How to keep children safe from Covid-19 in schools, at home? Graphic: Pradeep Singh Saini Health experts have urged schools …

Back to School After 2 Years, Kids Are Falling Sick Frequently. Blame Covid for Battering Immunity
2 years, 8 months ago

Back to School After 2 Years, Kids Are Falling Sick Frequently. Blame Covid for Battering Immunity

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic-induced school closures have presented a new problem for parents as several children are now frequently falling sick due to delayed training of the body’s immunity system.​ Children, mostly younger ones or those with pre-exisiting health conditions, are complaining of cough, allergies, viral infection, water-borne diseases, respiratory tract infections and gastrointestinal infections, child health experts across locations told …

Noida private schools issue advisory for parents after reports of Covid cases
2 years, 8 months ago

Noida private schools issue advisory for parents after reports of Covid cases

India Today  

Despite the slowing down of the Covid-19 pandemic in India, few cases are still being reported. After several children tested positive in private schools of Noida and Ghaziabad, schools issued an advisory to parents. Private schools have asked parents to monitor Covid symptoms in their children, and in case of symptoms, children should not be sent to school. One such …

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections more than doubled in school-age children as one person in 50 tested positive for the virus in the last week, according to the latest weekly bulletin by the RIVM. The official figure of 361,120 – a 51% increase since last week – is incomplete because an estimated 60,000 tests are still waiting to be analysed, the public health …

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections more than doubled in school-age children as one person in 50 tested positive for the virus in the last week, according to the latest weekly bulletin by the RIVM. The official figure of 361,120 – a 51% increase since last week – is incomplete because an estimated 60,000 tests are still waiting to be analysed, the public health …

Health advisors say relax school quarantine rules, ahead of Tuesday press conference
2 years, 10 months ago

Health advisors say relax school quarantine rules, ahead of Tuesday press conference

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus Outbreak Management Team is recommending that the quarantine rules for schools be further relaxed so that entire classes no longer need to be sent home. New health minister Ernst Kuipers has sent the OMT’s recommendations to parliament ahead of Tuesday night’s press conference, during which he and prime minister Mark Rutte, will outline what changes they plan …

Health advisors say relax school quarantine rules, ahead of Tuesday press conference
2 years, 10 months ago

Health advisors say relax school quarantine rules, ahead of Tuesday press conference

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus Outbreak Management Team is recommending that the quarantine rules for schools be further relaxed so that entire classes no longer need to be sent home. New health minister Ernst Kuipers has sent the OMT’s recommendations to parliament ahead of Tuesday night’s press conference, during which he and prime minister Mark Rutte, will outline what changes they plan …

Covid cases are already rising again among primary school children, official data shows
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid cases are already rising again among primary school children, official data shows

Daily Mail  

It comes after children returned to classrooms on January 4 after a two-week break over the festive period ONS data shows the rate is trending upwards, with just 5% of the group thought to be infected a month earlier One in 13 two to 11-year-olds had Covid on any given day last week, the highest of any age group, figures …

National cabinet to discuss COVID safe return to school, with planning underway to deal with staff shortages
2 years, 11 months ago

National cabinet to discuss COVID safe return to school, with planning underway to deal with staff shortages

ABC  

National cabinet will meet today to finalise a COVID safety plan for schools, as corporate staff in the New South Wales education department are told they could be required to teach classes if there is a teacher shortage. Key points: Political leaders do not want schools to close after they return this year Some lobby groups warn there will be …

US sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations
2 years, 11 months ago

US sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: US pediatric hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are at the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The country is averaging 893 new hospital admissions each day for children 17 years and under, a record high since the CDC started to track the number from …

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
2 years, 11 months ago

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

Associated Press  

Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. The low rates are “very disturbing,’’ said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director for the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The low vaccination rates …

Children’s low COVID vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
2 years, 11 months ago

Children’s low COVID vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

LA Times  

Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before giving her the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at a pediatric vaccine clinic in November at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana. The low rates are “very disturbing,” said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director for the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s …

Surge in hospitalisation of Covid positive children with comorbidities, doctors advice caution
2 years, 11 months ago

Surge in hospitalisation of Covid positive children with comorbidities, doctors advice caution

India Today  

As new Covid-19 cases fuelled by the new Omicron variant continue to surge at an alarming rate across the country, parents of young and unvaccinated children have once again started expressing their concern. READ: How schools plan to help in Covid vaccination drive for 15-18 age group Sources at Delhi’s Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalay, a prominent child speciality government hospital, …

Hospitalisations surge for unvaccinated American children
2 years, 11 months ago

Hospitalisations surge for unvaccinated American children

Al Jazeera  

Worrisome trend in children too young to be vaccinated underscores the need for older children and adults to get their shots to help protect those around them. The rate among children ages five to 17 is about one per 100,000, according to the CDC data, which is drawn from over 250 hospitals in 14 states. The trend among the very …

Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
2 years, 11 months ago

Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots

LA Times  

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 among U.S. children under 5 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released Friday on the only age group not yet eligible for vaccination. With the highly contagious Omicron variant spreading around the country, the hospitalization rate in these youngest kids has surged to more than 4 in …

Child hospitalization rates hit record highs as Omicron variant becomes prevalent
2 years, 11 months ago

Child hospitalization rates hit record highs as Omicron variant becomes prevalent

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 hospitalization rates among children are soaring in the United States, with an average of 4.3 children under 5 per 100,000 hospitalized with an infection as of the week ending January 1, up from 2.6 children the previous week, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “For our youngest children, those who are …

Georgia public school teachers who test positive for coronavirus may return to school if asymptomatic and masked
2 years, 11 months ago

Georgia public school teachers who test positive for coronavirus may return to school if asymptomatic and masked

CNN  

CNN — Georgia public school teachers who test positive for the virus that causes Covid-19 no longer have to isolate before returning to school, according to a letter from Gov. The Georgia Department of Public Health on Wednesday had posted an updated administrative order for isolation and quarantine allowing teachers and school staff to return to work after a Covid-19 …

US children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers
2 years, 11 months ago

US children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. “It was hard enough last year, but now you know that you have a way to prevent all this.” During the week of Dec. 22-28, an …

Himachal Pradesh: 23 students at Bilaspur school test positive for Covid-19
3 years ago

Himachal Pradesh: 23 students at Bilaspur school test positive for Covid-19

India TV News  

Highlights 23 students at Bilaspur school test positive for Covid-19 With this, the total number of active cases in Bilaspur district rose to 30 The sample of 70 students of primary school has also been taken, reports awaited At least 23 students of a school in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district have tested positive for coronavirus. According to reports, Covid-19 samples …

CDC endorses schools’ coronavirus ‘test-to-stay’ policies
3 years ago

CDC endorses schools’ coronavirus ‘test-to-stay’ policies

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials are endorsing “test-to-stay” policies that allow close contacts of students infected with the coronavirus to remain in classrooms if they test negative. “Test-to-stay is an encouraging public health practice to help keep our children in school,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Friday. CDC’s official guidance for schools has been that when someone …

Number of nurseries with Covid cases reaches all-time high as schools hit by ‘severe low attendance’
3 years ago

Number of nurseries with Covid cases reaches all-time high as schools hit by ‘severe low attendance’

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More nurseries …

Kids in 5-14 age group now account for highest rates of Covid infection in Europe: WHO
3 years ago

Kids in 5-14 age group now account for highest rates of Covid infection in Europe: WHO

India Today  

The World Health Organization's office for Europe said Tuesday that children in the 5 to 14 age group now account for the highest rates of reported COVID-19 infection in the region. WHO Europe regional director Dr Hans Kluge also argued that vaccine mandates should be "an absolute last resort," and said that COVID-19 deaths remain "significantly below previous peaks." "The …

South Africa: Concern over COVID infections in children under 5 as daily cases shoot up
3 years ago

South Africa: Concern over COVID infections in children under 5 as daily cases shoot up

India TV News  

Highlights We saw more admissions in children under 5 and in teenagers who were 15 to 19: Experts We see sharp increase across all age groups, but particularly in under-fives: Dr Waasila Jassat More research would be done to investigate the reasons behind this phenomenon South African experts have expressed concern about the rising number of COVID-19 infections among young …

COVID vaccination mandate for Queensland schools, childcare won't prevent disruption, border reopening on track despite Omicron
3 years ago

COVID vaccination mandate for Queensland schools, childcare won't prevent disruption, border reopening on track despite Omicron

ABC  

Parents have been warned to prepare for another COVID-disrupted year at school and childcare in 2022, despite a state government vaccine mandate for staff. Key points: Childcare sector advocate Georgie Dent says staff departures and infected children could cause major disruptions UQ infectious disease expert Paul Griffin says schools need to adopt rapid antigen testing The Queensland Teachers Union says …

25 school students test COVID-19 positive in Odisha
3 years ago

25 school students test COVID-19 positive in Odisha

India TV News  

Highlights 25 students of a school in Odisha's Chamakpur district were found COVID-19 positive. At least 25 girl students of a school in Odisha's Chamakpur district have tested Covid-19 positive. Earlier on Tuesday, at least 53 girl students of a school in Odisha's Sundargarh district were found Covid-19 positive while 31 students of a government medical college in the state …

26 students test positive for Covid-19 at residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
3 years ago

26 students test positive for Covid-19 at residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj

India Today  

As many as 26 students of Chamakpur Tribal Residential Girls’ School in Thakurmunda in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the district administration. The school premises is being sanitised twice daily after 26 students tested positive for coronavirus. Some of the students showed symptoms of cold and cough and reportedly fell ill on Thursday, following which …

14 Students of Punjab's Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Test Covid-19 Positive
3 years ago

14 Students of Punjab's Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Test Covid-19 Positive

News 18  

Recently, 14 students of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Waring Khera village in Punjab’s Muktsar district tested positive for the Covid-19. A few days back, 29 students of a government-run residential school and junior college for girls in Telangana’s Khammam district tested COVID-19 positive. Read| Maharashtra Health Dept Gives Nod to Reopening Schools But Not Before Vaccinating Kids Alarmed by …

12 students of Jaipur private school test positive for Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

12 students of Jaipur private school test positive for Covid

India TV News  

Highlights 12 students of Jaishree Periwal International School tested positive for the coronavirus. As many as 12 students of a private school have tested positive for Covid-19 here on Tuesday, triggering worries among the parents. On Tuesday, 12 students of Jaishree Periwal International School tested positive for the virus. A school official said that a student who had come from …

53 School Girls, 22 MBBS Students Test Positive for Covid-19 in Odisha
3 years, 1 month ago

53 School Girls, 22 MBBS Students Test Positive for Covid-19 in Odisha

News 18  

Fifty-three girl pupils of a government-aided high school in Odisha’s Sundargarh district and 22 MBBS students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Burla in Sambalpur tested positive for COVID-19 in the last three days, a health official said. The state’s coronavirus tally rose to 10,47,386 on Tuesday as 212 more people, including 70 children, tested positive …

Outbreak advisors want to avoid new Covid measures at schools
3 years, 1 month ago

Outbreak advisors want to avoid new Covid measures at schools

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team would prefer to "avoid" stricter rules for schools, despite the increasing number of infections among children. The OMT does think it is important to monitor the situation in schools "closely" to see whether children infect too many other age groups. According to the OMT advice, "additional measures" may still be needed in schools. The rest of …

Education union worried about high Covid infections in primary schools
3 years, 1 month ago

Education union worried about high Covid infections in primary schools

NL Times  

Education union AOb is very concerned about the high number of coronavirus infections in primary education. Figures requested from public health institute RIVM show that 21 percent of primary school staff contracted Covid-19 in the past 18 months - much higher than the about 13 percent average among Dutch adults aged 18 to 69, the union said, NOS reports. After …

ACT records nine new COVID-19 cases as more students return to campus
3 years, 2 months ago

ACT records nine new COVID-19 cases as more students return to campus

ABC  

The ACT has recorded nine new cases of COVID-19, with 88 per cent of Canberrans aged 12 and over now fully vaccinated. Key points: After months of remote learning, thousands of school students have returned to campus in Canberra today After months of remote learning, thousands of school students have returned to campus in Canberra today ACT Education Minister Yvette …

English school return spurred Covid in children, but cases fell in adults: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

English school return spurred Covid in children, but cases fell in adults: Study

Live Mint  

Covid-19 infections in children in England rose in September after schools returned from summer holidays, helping to keep cases high even as there was a fall among adults, a large prevalence study showed on Thursday. "Prevalence was high and increasing in school aged children during September," Paul Elliott, director of the study, told reporters, adding that increased vaccination uptake in …

What can Australia learn from the UK's return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic?
3 years, 2 months ago

What can Australia learn from the UK's return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic?

ABC  

This time next month, hundreds of thousands of students in New South Wales and Victoria will be back at school after months of home learning. Professor Russell also pointed out the UK had "minimal mitigation measures" in place when schools went back, and recently removed mandatory masks. Zoë Hyde, an epidemiologist at the University of Western Australia and member of …

Covid-19 numbers are improving. Don’t let history repeat itself with yet another resurgence, doctors say
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 numbers are improving. Don’t let history repeat itself with yet another resurgence, doctors say

CNN  

CNN — As Covid-19 numbers gradually improve, health experts have an urgent message: Don’t get cocky and relax. “The best way to assure that we’ll be in good shape as we get into the winter would be to get more and more people vaccinated,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN Monday. “Look at the pediatric hospitals throughout the country, and you …

Several Students Test Positive Covid-19 in HP's Kinnaur As Schools Reopen
3 years, 2 months ago

Several Students Test Positive Covid-19 in HP's Kinnaur As Schools Reopen

News 18  

In a boarding school in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh 13 students have been found positive for Covid-19 as the schools have been reopened for higher classes. According to information, on Monday, the health department had collected 131 samples for Covid-19 test and 13 samples were found positive. Recently 79 children in a boarding school of Dharampur in Mandi district …

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