TY - GEN
T1 - The urgent need for a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand
AU - Kvalsvig, Amanda
AU - Baker, Michael
AU - Summers, Jennifer
AU - Telfar Barnard, Lucy
AU - Dickson, Andrew
AU - Bennett, Julie
AU - Timu-Parata, Carmen
AU - Wilson, Nick
PY - 2022/5/19
Y1 - 2022/5/19
N2 - At the onset of the Omicron outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) in early 2022, the Government announced a policy for schools that was essentially a business-as-usual approach, advising that schools would stay open through the outbreak. However, protections to prevent Covid-19 transmission were incomplete and there have been significant adverse consequences for school communities. NZ’s pandemic policy for schools needs to pivot to a whānau-centred approach that takes in-school transmission seriously. As winter arrives, NZ should urgently introduce a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools to support children’s access to education and to protect children, school staff, and their families from Covid-19 and from the return of other winter respiratory infections.
AB - At the onset of the Omicron outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) in early 2022, the Government announced a policy for schools that was essentially a business-as-usual approach, advising that schools would stay open through the outbreak. However, protections to prevent Covid-19 transmission were incomplete and there have been significant adverse consequences for school communities. NZ’s pandemic policy for schools needs to pivot to a whānau-centred approach that takes in-school transmission seriously. As winter arrives, NZ should urgently introduce a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools to support children’s access to education and to protect children, school staff, and their families from Covid-19 and from the return of other winter respiratory infections.
M3 - Article
SN - 2816-1203
JO - The Public Health Expert Briefing
JF - The Public Health Expert Briefing
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