Thread by @freespiritus, 1/ In case there are media interested in something other than the [...]

1/ In case there are media interested in something other than the #BCelxn2020.

Here are some studies having to do with COVID-19 and Children.

Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness Among Teachers & Adults Living With School-Aged Children

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-5413#.X0AajkvvX_U.twitter">https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.73...

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2/ Pediatric Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Clinical Presentation, Infectivity, and Immune Responses

https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(20)31023-4/fulltext">https://www.jpeds.com/article/S... #bced #bcpoli

Pediatric SARS-CoV-2: Clinical Presentation, Infectivity, and Immune Responses

As schools plan for re-opening, understanding the potential role children play in the coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the factors that drive severe illness in children is...

https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(20)31023-4/fulltext

3/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53877292

https://www.bbc.com/news/worl... href="https://mail.twunroll.com//hashtag/bced"> #bced #bcpoli

Coronavirus pandemic: Children aged 12 and over should wear masks - WHO

The UN health body says there is some evidence teenagers can infect others in the same way as adults.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53877292

4/ Face covering guidelines for children based on latest evidence released by American Academy of Pediatrics.

https://www.wtkr.com/news/coronavirus/guidelines-for-children-based-on-latest-evidence-released-by-american-academy-of-pediatrics">https://www.wtkr.com/news/coro... #bced #bcpoli

Face covering guidelines for children based on latest evidence released by American Academy of...

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidance about face coverings for children based on the latest evidence.

https://www.wtkr.com/news/coronavirus/guidelines-for-children-based-on-latest-evidence-released-by-american-academy-of-pediatrics

5/ Toronto Sick Kids revises statement about school openings.

http://www.sickkids.ca/AboutSickKids/Newsroom/Past-News/2020/joint-statement-school-reopening.html">https://www.sickkids.ca/AboutSick... #bced #bcpoli

6/ Health Canada’s Guidance on opening schools.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/health-professionals/guidance-schools-childcare-programs.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/public... href="https://mail.twunroll.com//hashtag/bced"> #bced #bcpoli

7/ Harvard’s Guidance on keeping schools safe during pandemic.

https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/path-to-zero-schools-achieving-pandemic-resilient-teaching-and-learning-spaces/

https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/path-to-z... href="https://mail.twunroll.com//hashtag/bced"> #bced #bcpoli

Path to Zero & Schools: Achieving Pandemic Resilient Teaching and Learning Spaces - Harvard Global...

Finding ways to get kids back to school safely as the virus continues to spread across the nation is a daunting task. Our new guidance helps schools and districts devise plans based on the size of...

https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/path-to-zero-schools-achieving-pandemic-resilient-teaching-and-learning-spaces/

8/ Study in the Lancet that shows Post-Covid can cause permanent heart damage in children.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-09-post-covid-syndrome-severely-children-hearts.html">https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020...

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Post-COVID syndrome severely damages children's hearts

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), believed to be linked to COVID-19, damages the heart to such an extent that some children will need lifelong monitoring and interventions, said...

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-09-post-covid-syndrome-severely-children-hearts.html

9/ Dr Tyler Black a BC Child and Youth expert from BC Children’s Hospital speaks about mental health and going back to school.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/08/24/in-person-schooling-is-not-a-mental-health-panacea-for-children.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/c...

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In-person schooling is not a mental health panacea for children

The highest rate of youth suicide is on weekdays during school months. Why is that? Because school’s benefits also come with downsides.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/08/24/in-person-schooling-is-not-a-mental-health-panacea-for-children.html

10/ #bced #bcpoli https://twitter.com/qldhealthnews/status/1299467293118795776">https://twitter.com/qldhealth...

https://twitter.com/qldhealthnews/status/1299467293118795776

11/ #bced #bcpoli https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-post-covid-syndrome-is-severely-damaging-kids-hearts-new-study-shows">https://www.sciencealert.com/mysteriou...

Mysterious Post-COVID Syndrome Affecting Kids Appears to Be Even Worse Than We Thought

It could be causing long-term heart damage.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-post-covid-syndrome-is-severely-damaging-kids-hearts-new-study-shows

12/ Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) also knows as PIMS in U.K.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mis-c-in-kids-covid-19/symptoms-causes/syc-20502550">https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-... #bced #bcpoli

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and COVID-19 - Symptoms and causes

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mis-c-in-kids-covid-19/symptoms-causes/syc-20502550

13/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/10/health/children-long-covid-symptoms-intl-gbr/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/1... #bced #bcpoli

Adults may not be the only Covid 'long haulers.' Kids have symptoms months after falling ill

Parents whose children have been battling symptoms as diverse as fatigue, breathlessness, chest pains, diarrhea and "covid toes" for weeks after suspected Covid-19 infection say there is little help...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/10/health/children-long-covid-symptoms-intl-gbr/index.html

14/ Now that we know COVID-19 is aesrosolized, we need to ensure that there is a minimum of 2 meters between students. Current @CDCofBC guidance is 1 meter in #bced.

Here& #39;s how many students can actually fit with 2 meters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=miTvjXvC8nA&app=desktop">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
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15/ Study on the benefits of masks in education:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417296/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...

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Masked education? The benefits and burdens of wearing face masks in schools during the current...

Face masks can prevent the spread of the virus SARS-CoV-2, in particular as this spread can occur from people with no symptoms. However, covering the lower half of the face reduces the ability to...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417296/

16/ Dr. Zoe Hyde& #39;s updated thread with the latest research on COVID-19 in Children

https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1312392762445066243?s=20">https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde... #bced #bcpoli

https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1312392762445066243?s=20

17/ Modeling study out of Washington State -- looks at modeling of school opening scenarios. Goal is to keep Rt under 1.0. BC’s Rt is currently 1.8.

https://covid.idmod.org/data/Schools_are_not_islands_we_must_mitigate_community_transmission_to_reopen_schools.pdf

https://covid.idmod.org/data/Scho... href="https://mail.twunroll.com//hashtag/bced"> #bced #bcpoli

18/ • https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/analysis-ventilation-should-be-part-of-the-conversation-on-school-reopening-why-isnt-it

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/... href="https://mail.twunroll.com//hashtag/bced"> #bced #bcpoli

Analysis: Ventilation should be part of the conversation on school reopening. Why isn’t it?

COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets in the air. Why isn't improving ventilation a key part of the effort to reopen schools?

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/analysis-ventilation-should-be-part-of-the-conversation-on-school-reopening-why-isnt-it

19/ https://twitter.com/adamhamdy/status/1304120806943928329?s=21">https://twitter.com/adamhamdy...

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https://twitter.com/adamhamdy/status/1304120806943928329?s=21

20/ https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/09/16/mask-protection-coronavirus-vaccine-timeline-redfield-sot-cohen-nr-vpx.cnn">https://www.cnn.com/videos/he... #bced #bcpoli

CDC director: Face mask may protect better against Covid-19 than a vaccine - CNN Video

During a Senate committee hearing, Dr. Robert Redfield said a face mask may provide better protection against coronavirus than a vaccine. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports the CDC director also offered a...

https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/09/16/mask-protection-coronavirus-vaccine-timeline-redfield-sot-cohen-nr-vpx.cnn

21/ Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6498/1422.full">https://science.sciencemag.org/content/3...

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Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Respiratory infections occur through the transmission of virus-containing droplets (>5 to 10 µm) and aerosols (≤5 µm) exhaled from infected individuals during breathing, speaking, coughing, and...

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6498/1422.full

22/ https://time.com/5883081/covid-19-transmitted-aerosols/">https://time.com/5883081/c...

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COVID-19 Is Transmitted Through Aerosols. We Have Enough Evidence, Now It Is Time to Act.

Aerosols are more important when it comes to transmitting COVID-19 than we thought six months ago—and we need to act accordingly.

https://time.com/5883081/covid-19-transmitted-aerosols/

23/ Physical Distancing, Face Masks, and Eye Proptection.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31142-9/fulltext

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/... href="https://mail.twunroll.com//hashtag/bced"> #bced #bcpoli

Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of...

The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis support physical distancing of 1 m or more and provide quantitative estimates for models and contact tracing to inform policy. Optimum use of...

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31142-9/fulltext

24/ Model-based projections for COVID-19 outbreak size and student-days lost to closure in Ontario childcare centres and primary schools

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.07.20170407v2

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/1... href="https://mail.twunroll.com//hashtag/bced"> #bced #bcpoli

Model-based projections for COVID-19 outbreak size and student-days lost to closure in Ontario...

There is a pressing need for evidence-based scrutiny of plans to re-open childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we developed an agent-based model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission within a childcare...

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.07.20170407v2

25/ Still Confused About Masks Here& #39;s Science Behind How Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus.

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020... href="https://mail.twunroll.com//hashtag/bced"> #bced #bcpoli

Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus

We talked to UCSF epidemiologist George Rutherford, MD, and infectious disease specialist Peter Chin-Hong, MD, about the CDC’s reversal on mask-wearing, the current science on how masks work, and...

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent

26/ Effect of school closures on mortality from coronavirus disease 2019: old and new predictions.

https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3588

https://www.bmj.com/content/3... href="https://mail.twunroll.com//hashtag/bced"> #bced #bcpoli

Effect of school closures on mortality from coronavirus disease 2019: old and new predictions

Objective To replicate and analyse the information available to UK policymakers when the lockdown decision was taken in March 2020 in the United Kingdom. Design Independent calculations using the...

https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3588

27/ What reinfections means for COVID-19

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30783-0/fulltext">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/...

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What reinfections mean for COVID-19

One of the key questions in predicting the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is how well and how long the immune responses...

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30783-0/fulltext

28/ COVID-19 Cases Dropped 75% after Mask Mandates Began.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/10/09/covid-19-cases-az-spiked-151-after-statewide-stay-home-order-and-dropped-75-following-local-mask-man/5911813002/">https://www.azcentral.com/story/new...

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COVID-19 cases in Arizona dropped 75% after mask mandates began, report says

COVID-19 cases in Arizona spiked 151% after a statewide stay-at-home order expired and dropped 75% following local mask mandates, a new report says.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/10/09/covid-19-cases-az-spiked-151-after-statewide-stay-home-order-and-dropped-75-following-local-mask-man/5911813002/

29/ Hair Stylists with COVID-19 did not infect any of their 139 clients. Masks may be why.

https://www.livescience.com/hair-stylists-infected-covid19-face-masks.html

https://www.livescience.com/hair-styl... href="https://mail.twunroll.com//hashtag/bced"> #bced #bcpoli

Hairstylists with COVID-19 didn't infect any of their 139 clients. Face masks may be why.

https://www.livescience.com/hair-stylists-infected-covid19-face-masks.html

30/ Kids Struggle with COVID-19 and it’s Months of Aftermath.

https://bit.ly/3iQ8fep?cc=88ef2cccaca55fcd234ff15c76c0bf2e&fbclid=IwAR3aKI1HfrQ8lhRYQkIE8O2V3e0q4jK7X6Z8GrKQvoBkCRh5DCC8t3Q3SVI">https://bit.ly/3iQ8fep...

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Kids struggle with Covid-19 and its months of aftermath

Children and teenagers make up about 10% of the total number of US coronavirus infections. Some have been rocked by long-haul symptoms lasting more than six months with no clear timeline for improv...

https://bit.ly/3iQ8fep?cc=88ef2cccaca55fcd234ff15c76c0bf2e&fbclid=IwAR3aKI1HfrQ8lhRYQkIE8O2V3e0q4jK7X6Z8GrKQvoBkCRh5DCC8t3Q3SVI

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