There’s a lot of short-term thinking on kids and Covid-19. What we need are long-term solutions
Germany has about 200,000 Covid-19 infections and a death rate hovering around 9,000 – just short of double SA’s number of deaths. The European country, which recently reopened its schools, did its own research to try to establish the risk associated with sending children back to school.
The study, carried out by the University Hospital in Dresden, showed there were very few coronavirus antibodies among the 2,000 children and teachers who were tested. The results showed that schools did not become coronavirus hot spots as had been feared. Of course it is but one of thousands of studies on the virus but at least Germany was proactive in its approach. Instead of just relying on opinions – each with a different take on what to do about Covid-19 and our schools – it turned to science to try to make sense of it all. Perhaps SA should consider doing something similar and launch its own study on the implications of the reopening of schools, considering the myriad factors we need to take into account.
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