Staff-pupil SARS-CoV-2 infection pathways in schools in Wales: a population-level linked data approach.

Daniel A ThompsonHoda Abbasizanjani Richard FryEmily MarchantLucy GriffithsAshley AkbariJoe HollinghurstLaura NorthJane LyonsFatemeh TorabiGareth DaviesMike B GravenorRonan A Lyons

Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2021)

In a national school cohort, the odds of staff testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection were not significantly increased in the 14-day period after case detection in the school. However, pupils were found to be at increased odds, following cases appearing within their own year group, where most of their contacts occur. Strong mitigation measures over the whole of the study period may have reduced wider spread within the school environment.

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