says yet again that “Schools are safe”, because children are at low risk of serious disease.
With current v high disease prevalence (maybe 1 in 20 or 30 in #London ,#1in50 elsewhere) MORE children will catch #coronavirus & MORE children will become very ill. 1/8🧵

In itself that’s not good. There are some v sick kids around the country right now & because they often present differently they may not be diagnosed so quickly. Often with gastrointestinal & joint symptoms & odd rashes. Parents & educators may not be aware of this. 2/8
Families, especially those in large multigenerational or BAME households are already at increased risk of severe #COVID19.
#Teachers & #earlyyears staff in JAN 21 STILL have virtually no #PPE. There will be many over 50s & others who are CV/CEV. This is not good. 3/8
The families of <18s are at increased risk. We know that.
I’ll keep showing this 👇because Gvmt keep ignoring it.
And the lack of adequate & appropriate #PPE puts all staff in these settings AND their families at increased risk.
This is not good. 4/8
So the “Schools are safe” mantra which is repeated over & over again can ONLY be based on the risk to children of severe disease VS the risk of them missing school.
NOTHING OR NO ONE ELSE.
In the midst of a deadly pandemic this is as bizarre as it is callous & ignorant. 5/8
This #CovidVariant is spreading like wildfire.
SCHOOLS ARE NOT SAFE because they’re full of ppl mixing indoors.
#COVIDisAirborne
It is not rocket science!
Only children who HAVE to be there should be. Numbers should be very low.
Staff CAN wear 😷s. Children CAN wear 😷s.6/8
In the absence of safe advice from @10DowningStreet & @educationgovuk ,school leaders, #earlyyears leaders & councils MUST put more measures in place to protect everyone involved NOW.
This is not a rehearsal, EVERY DAY of so many interactions will cause more illness & death.7/8
#COVIDisAirborne. We MUST act accordingly. Anything less would be GROSS NEGLIGENCE! End
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