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> And the schools are not closed right now because of the fear that younger children are going to get the virus. Schools are closed because teachers are (rightl

> And the schools are not closed right now because of the fear that younger children are going to get the virus. Schools are closed because teachers are (rightly) concerned about getting the virus Schools in the UK have been open since September. Typically if there's a positive case then they isolate and typically their closest contacts isolate, if there's more than one then the entire class isolates. There's no evidence that teachers are any more likely to die from covid than many other essential workers who aren't working from home. There's no evidence that these vaccines stop spread, so there's little point in prioritising vaccination of children who - even if they did catch covid - are practically immune. Same with the majority of teachers. Makes far more sense to vaccinate older people who are at serious risk (with IFR in the 5, 10, 15% range) - then they don't need to worry about the kids bringing the virus home.

Rebelgecko 6y ago
>There's no evidence that teachers are any more likely to die from covid than many other essential workers who aren't working from home. What's the death rate for teachers been since September compared to other occupations like nurses? Is there "no evidence" because the evidence shows they're less likely to die, or is there no evidence because no one is bothering to keep track? >There's no evidence that these vaccines stop spread Nothing is 100%, but my understanding is that the AstraZeneca has results showing that it significantly reduces the chance that someone who has the vaccine will spread the disease
- iso1210 6y ago
  ONS did a survey for cases in the first 6 weeks (Sep and first half Oct). Found that: 0.38 per cent of secondary and sixth form teachers tested positive during that time frame, compared to 0.23 per cent of primary teachers. Meanwhile, the "other key worker" category was shown to have a positivity rate of 0.4 per cent.

Rebelgecko 6y ago

>There's no evidence that teachers are any more likely to die from covid than many other essential workers who aren't working from home. What's the death rate for teachers been since September compared to other occupations like nurses? Is there "no evidence" because the evidence shows they're less likely to die, or is there no evidence because no one is bothering to keep track? >There's no evidence that these vaccines stop spread Nothing is 100%, but my understanding is that the AstraZeneca has results showing that it significantly reduces the chance that someone who has the vaccine will spread the disease

iso1210 6y ago
ONS did a survey for cases in the first 6 weeks (Sep and first half Oct). Found that: 0.38 per cent of secondary and sixth form teachers tested positive during that time frame, compared to 0.23 per cent of primary teachers. Meanwhile, the "other key worker" category was shown to have a positivity rate of 0.4 per cent.