Health
Too many children are being tested for Covid, leading study says – The Guardian
Schools should be ‘almost the last places to close’, lead author Prof Russell Viner says
Too many children are being tested for coronavirus because of an understandable but misplaced concern about school outbreaks, a leading scientist has said, as a study shows they are about 40% less likely than adults to be infected.
Prof Russell Viner of UCL and Great Ormond Street childrens hospital, the studys lead author, is calling for schools to be kept fully open in light of the findings, because of the serious harm done to children by classroom closures.
I think we have a coherent policy…
-
General24 hours agoAustralian celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89
-
Noosa News24 hours agoWoman airlifted to Brisbane hospital after big cat mauling at south-east Queensland zoo near Toowoomba
-
Noosa News23 hours agoUnvaccinated horse dies from Hendra virus as Queensland records first case in three years
-
Noosa News19 hours agoRocky waters ahead for Brisbane 2032’s Olympic rowing plan