Martin Kulldorff

If that is true, perhaps there are others factors that account for that result; perhaps a difference in school culture or infrastructure or the Swedish culture in general. How do you explain the outbreaks that have occurred in so many other schools around the world, ie Israel?

In the most recent age-based data from Israel that I could find, there was not a single death among children ages 0-19. If there have been subsequent deaths, that is important to know. We need science and data based strategies, not media based.

Do we know the long term effects on those young people who have survived the illness? Death is not the only concern here.

Perhaps I missed the response, but what data do you have on transmission by the infected staff members—did they infect anyone in their families or communities?