Australia’s chief medical officer has conceded that children returning to school could create an increased risk of Covid transmission to their families, saying there would be “trade-offs” to getting students back in classrooms. But that is something we need to deal with,” chief medical officer, Prof Paul Kelly, said. “We need the schools open. Morrison said the latest figures showed 21% of children aged five to 11 had received their first dose of a Covid vaccine. Kelly conceded that children returning to school “will increase the movement around cities” in Australia, but said it was important for students to get back to the classroom.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2022 09:47 UTC