UK govt health advisers suggest missing school riskier than COVID-19 for kids

In a rare joint statement from Chief Medical Officers and Deputy Chief Medical Officers of England, Scotland, rrn Ireland and Wales, visers suggested that missing school poses a greater risk to children than coronavirus pandemic itself. visers on August 23 said that y have come to conclusion that students should return to classes after summer holidays even if reopening schools put urd pressure on transmission as re are risk-free options and closure is having a great effect on children. visers furr ded that children are less likely to die from COVID-19 illness but evidence shows that a lack of schooling increases inequalities, reduces life chances of children, and can exacerbate physical and mental health issues. 

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Children at low risk of dying 

"We are confident in extensive evidence that re is an exceptionally small risk of children of primary or secondary school dying from COVID-19. infection fatality rate (proportion of those who are infected who die) for those d 5 to 14 is estimated at 14 per million, lower than for most seasonal flu infections. percent of symptomatic cases requiring hospitalisation is estimated to be 0.1% for children d 0 to 9 and 0.3% among those d 10 to 19, compared to a hospitalisation rate of over 4% in UK for general population. Most of se children make a rapid recovery," visers said in ir statement on Sunday. 

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This comes after United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that children must return to schools by September this year, dubbing it as a national priority. Experts have also suggested same saying that counting on a vaccine to come out before sending students back to schools will be a foolish move as COVID-19 vaccine may take ar year to be developed fully, which is t guaranteed eir. 

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