As students return to schools in Victoria and New South Wales after months of lockdowns, many people may be worried about the risks to their kids – and transmission overall. The role that schools play in transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been difficult to work out, but new evidence can finally answer […]
Experts push mask mandates for all school children
Face masks should be mandatory for all Victorian schoolchildren once they return to classrooms, scientific and medical experts say, citing international evidence that schools without universal mask wearing are 3½ times more likely to experience a COVID-19 outbreak. Scientific lobby group OzSage argues Australian schools should follow the example of some US cities, where children as young […]
Primary school mask mandate tough to enforce but will ‘reduce transmission’
A paediatric and epidemiological expert and the head of the teachers’ union have both warned that the state’s new mask mandate for year three to six students will be difficult to enforce, though it should help to reduce COVID-19 transmission in schools. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton ruled on Friday that Victorian children in years […]
Experts push mask mandates for all schoolchildren
Face masks should be mandatory for all Victorian schoolchildren once they return to classrooms, scientific and medical experts say, citing international evidence that schools without universal mask wearing are 3½ times more likely to experience a COVID-19 outbreak. Scientific lobby group OzSage argues Australian schools should follow the example of some US cities, where children […]
Community mask use
OzSAGE today released scientific guidance on the use of masks in the community, showing how to increase mask effectiveness, which is critical to keep COVID in check as restrictions are relaxed and more mixing and movement of people occurs. If we don’t increase mask use and mask effectiveness as restrictions are lifted, we risk a surge of […]
Working Group: Community Masks
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