Controlling COVID-19 in Schools: Lessons Learned and Open Questions
| Created: | 2022-05-05 09:50 |
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| Institution: | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences |
| Editors' group: | Editors group for "Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences". |
| Description: | Background
The control of SARS-CoV-2 within the school setting poses a unique challenge. While policy makers must consider the impact that uncontrolled transmission within schools may have on transmission within the community at large, they must also consider the impact of restrictions to reduce within-school transmission on pupil absences, educational attainment, and other factors. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a range of control measures have been introduced to control SARS-CoV-2 transmission in schools, from mask-wearing to regular mass testing to the isolation of close contacts. Correspondingly, a range of studies and approaches have been used to understand the effectiveness and impact of different control measures, from modelling studies to randomised controlled trials. Understanding the true impact of different measures is paramount to the design of effective control measures within the school setting. This session aimed to synthesise what we have learnt about the impact of SARS-CoV-2 in the school setting and to identify the gaps in knowledge that are vital to answer going forward to plan better school-level control policies for SARS-CoV-2 and for future pandemics. Guided by links with the JUNIPER Consortium, this event was delivered by the RAMP Continuity Network, the follow-on to the Royal Society’s Rapid Assistance in Modelling the Pandemic (RAMP) initiative. Aims and objectives This one-day workshop aimed to reflect on the lessons learned about the study of SARS-CoV-2 control in schools, focusing on three broad categories: What impact does transmission within school settings have on transmission in the community? How effective are school-level control measures at reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission within schools? What are the other impacts of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and control measures in schools? Moreover, the workshop outlined the questions most needing answered and studies most needing to be undertaken in order to plan optimal policies for schools for COVID-19 and future pandemics. It will bring together researchers from a diverse range of disciplines, from mathematical modellers to social scientists to policy experts, to support the pandemic modelling community already working on COVID-19. |
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Talk 1 - Reflections on using community data to evaluate the potential wider impact of school-based SARS-CoV-2...
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James Munday (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
27/04/2022
Programme: TGM121
SemId: 35612
Collection: Controlling COVID-19 in Schools: Lessons Learned and Open Questions
Institution: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Created: Thu 5 May 2022
Talk 2 – Inferring the Role of School Children in Bringing Infection into Households
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Thomas House (University of Warwick)
27/04/2022
Programme: TGM121
SemId: 35613
Collection: Controlling COVID-19 in Schools: Lessons Learned and Open Questions
Institution: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Created: Thu 5 May 2022
Talk 3 – Modelling the Impact of School and Community-related Measures to Control COVID-19
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Ganna Rozhnova (University Medical Center Utrecht; BioISI)
27/04/2022
Programme: TGM121
SemId: 35614
Collection: Controlling COVID-19 in Schools: Lessons Learned and Open Questions
Institution: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Created: Thu 5 May 2022
Talk 4 –Protocols to Control Transmission Within Schools
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Vittoria Colizza (INSERM)
27/04/2022
Programme: TGM121
SemId: 35617
Collection: Controlling COVID-19 in Schools: Lessons Learned and Open Questions
Institution: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Created: Thu 5 May 2022
Talk 5 – Calibrating School Models to Cluster Tracing Data
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Jana Lasser (Graz University of Technology)
27/04/2022
Programme: TGM121
SemId: 35618
Collection: Controlling COVID-19 in Schools: Lessons Learned and Open Questions
Institution: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Created: Thu 5 May 2022
Talk 6 – TraCK - Transmission of Covid-19 in Kids Study
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Shiranee Sriskandan (Imperial College London)
27/04/2022
Programme: TGM121
SemId: 35619
Collection: Controlling COVID-19 in Schools: Lessons Learned and Open Questions
Institution: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Created: Thu 5 May 2022
Talk 7 – Impact of School Closures Due to COVID-19: Learning Loss and Inequality
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Arun Frey (University of Oxford)
27/04/2022
Programme: TGM121
SemId: 35621
Collection: Controlling COVID-19 in Schools: Lessons Learned and Open Questions
Institution: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Created: Thu 5 May 2022
Talk 8 – Impact of Covid-19 on Children and Young People’s Mental Health: What Do We Know and What Are the Implications...
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Tamsin Newlove-Delgado (University of Exeter)
27/04/2022
Programme: TGM121
SemId: 35622
Collection: Controlling COVID-19 in Schools: Lessons Learned and Open Questions
Institution: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Created: Thu 5 May 2022
Talk 9 – A Policy Perspective
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Osama Rahman (Department for Education)
27/04/2022
Programme: TGM121
SemId: 35623
Collection: Controlling COVID-19 in Schools: Lessons Learned and Open Questions
Institution: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Created: Thu 5 May 2022