What do you think? Have your say in our comments “I mean, I have two children myself, they are in secondary schools and I think that there has been major disruption at schools and there will continue to be major disruption in schools until we have vaccinated our children.” Earlier this month, it was announced that the developers behind the Oxford vaccine are set to begin trials on children aged six to 17.
Prof Edmunds said opening schools now would likely see the R number come close to 1, but that mixing outside is unlikely to have much effect.Asked if he would be more comfortable opening primary schools and then secondary schools later, he said: “Obviously I’m just sticking to the epidemiology rather than other needs.
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