Re‐opening schools in Croatia did not have a negative impact on children under 14, but it could not be ruled out in older children

School closures have been used to help tackle COVID-19. Meta-analyses and reviews suggest that children are unlikely to be the main drivers of the pandemic and that opening schools and kindergartens is unlikely to increase COVID-19 mortality rates in older people.1 Croatia closed its schools on 16 M...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica 2021-09, Vol.110 (9), p.2574-2575
Main Authors: Belavic, Anja, Dimnjakovic, Jelena, Istvanovic, Ana, Svajda, Marija, Poljicanin, Tamara, Pavic Simetin, Ivana
Format: Article
Language:English
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Children
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Summary:School closures have been used to help tackle COVID-19. Meta-analyses and reviews suggest that children are unlikely to be the main drivers of the pandemic and that opening schools and kindergartens is unlikely to increase COVID-19 mortality rates in older people.1 Croatia closed its schools on 16 March 2020 and they reopened in week 37, 7 September 2020, after the summer holidays. Public Health guidelines for the reopening included mandatory hand hygiene and face masks for children grades 5 (10/11 year olds) and above. Schools were also told to adopt other social distancing measures, including staggered arrival and departure times and student bubbles.
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/apa.16000