Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Australian educational settings: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School closures have occurred globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, empiric data on transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among children and in educational settings are scarce. In Australia, most schools have remained open during the first epidemic wave, albeit with reduced student physical attendance at the epidemic peak. We examined SARS-CoV-2 transmission among children and staff in schools and early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW).

Methods

Laboratory-confirmed paediatric (aged ≤18 years) and adult COVID-19 cases who attended a school or ECEC setting while considered infectious (defined as 24 h before symptom onset based on national guidelines during t

SUBMITTER: Macartney K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7398658 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature