Covid: Teachers' risk 'similar' to other under-65s

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The study measured infection rates in school staff and pupils in November and December.

However, teachers' risk was not substantially higher compared with people working in other settings.

In contrast, the proportion of school staff testing positive for antibodies rose to 15% from about 12% between November and December 2020. It was not possible to tell from the study whether any infections detected had been caught in school or in the wider community, or whether teachers were catching the virus from pupils or other teachers."The very fact we've not seen a high antibody rise when at school suggests staff were not being infected [at high rates] during that period".

 

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