German study finds low Covid-19 infection rate in schools
by Reuters in Berlin from Science | The Guardian on (#55N0X)
Tests of pupils and teachers in Saxony suggest children may act as brake on infection
Very few of 2,000 schoolchildren and teachers tested in the German state of Saxony showed antibodies to Covid-19, a study has found, suggesting schools may not play as big a role in spreading the virus as some had feared.
Germany began reopening schools in May, though debate continues as to the role children may play in spreading the virus to vulnerable adults at home as well as to older teachers and school staff.
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