Excellent article on #OpenSchools by @davidzweig at @WIRED. "The US seems eager to copy the most excessive measures implemented elsewhere, despite the evidence of minimal pediatric risk and infectiousness, and against the advice of many epidemiologists"https://www.wired.com/story/its-ridiculous-to-treat-schools-like-covid-hot-zones/ …
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Leicester, England has large class sizes in primary schools https://hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/burbage-school-one-largest-class-11950495 …. Following school openings in Leicester, the greatest increase in % positive tests was in children, pp. 21-22 in https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/897128/COVID-19_activity_Leicester_Final-report_010720_v3.pdf …, suggesting disproportionate increases in children.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. From the curves it looks like the Leicester surge originated in working age adults, before reaching, more mildly, children and the elderly. But, hard to say without more details.
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Schools opened mid-week 23.
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I should add that percent positive in children saw a major increase on week 23, while in adults in was on week 24, further supporting the case that school openings on week 23 contributed to the outbreak in the community in Leicester: pp. 21-22 in https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/897128/COVID-19_activity_Leicester_Final-report_010720_v3.pdf …
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