antibodies, suggesting they had been infected with the illness, while 15.72% of secondary staff were thought to have had them.Families of school children to get rapid tests
That's a small rise on the previous month, where 12.63% of primary teachers and 12.27% of secondary staff were thought to have antibodies. In total, 14.99% of teachers involved in the study tested positive for antibodies - lower than that of the wider population of working adults, which has been estimated at 18.22%.That means that teachers appear to be no more at risk than any other part of the working population.
All data in the ONS report is taken from a small sample of schools in England, meaning only estimates can be drawn from the study.
Shock horror!
Almost as if teachers aren’t at greater risk of Covid than the general population and the teaching unions are seeking to politicise the pandemic.
All the vulnerable have been vaccinated what the fuck is the point in any restrictions?
Ah yes. Covid doesn't infect teachers. Must have had a positive schooling experience and excluded teaching staff from it's lethal claws. Those 'new figures' are bollox!
Teachers union be like:
Handy that it cuts off on 10th December, just before B.1.1.7. took off and the numbers of school age children getting infected went through the roof.
Pupil numbers have been very restricted for most of the last year. We've only had 1 term with full schools. Wonder how the numbers of teachers testing positive Sept-Dec compared with the general population.