06-14-2021, 12:36 PM
(06-10-2021, 05:14 PM)Ossian Wrote: I think the relaxation of the wearing of masks in schools - a couple of weeks before half-term - was a mistake. It would have been better left in place until at least 21st June, and probably until the end of the school year. The school where my wife works has seen a noticeable increase in numbers of suspected and subsequently confirmed cases and, as a consequence, an upturn in enforced absences from school at a time when it can be ill afforded.
What's been gained?
There have been no cases whatsoever at miy kids' schools since mask wearing was lifted. But then again I live in an area where the vaccination rate for the over 40's is greater than 85% (and nearly 80% for all over 16s).
Most of those currently affected live in the country’s most deprived areas and are facing a combination of high case rates and lower-than-average vaccine uptake.