[vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][gva_block_heading title=”Association between living with children and outcomes from COVID-19: an OpenSAFELY cohort study of 12 million adults in England” style=”style-2″ align=”align-left” desc=”Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Integer posuere erat a ante venenatis dapibus posuere velit aliquet.” subtitle=”Covid-19 in kids”]”For adults living with children there is no evidence of an increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes. These findings have implications for determining the benefit-harm balance of children attending school in the COVID-19 pandemic.”[/gva_block_heading][vc_btn title=”Read full article” color=”danger” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.medrxiv.org%2Fcontent%2F10.1101%2F2020.11.01.20222315v1″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_hidden-xs”][gva_box_video photo=”4231″ title=”CDC finds “little evidence“ of transmission in schools”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqW7AgmlwgA[/gva_box_video][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row isfullwidth=”” css=”.vc_custom_1601905870547{background-color: #dddddd !important;}”][vc_column][gva_block_heading align=”align-left-2″ class=”“btn-theme“” subtitle=”Covid-19 transmission”][/gva_block_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”COVID-19 Infections Among Students and Staff in New York City Public Schools” background=”7285″ target=”true” link=”https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/147/5/e2021050605″]In-person learning in NYC public schools was not associated with increased prevalence or incidence of COVID-19 infection[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”Transmission of COVID-19 in Children and Youths During 3 Waves of Outbreaks” background=”4776″ target=”true” link=”https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2779416″]Households and not schools were the major route of transmission among children and youths with COVID-19 in Hong Kong.[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”COVID-19 Transmission and the role of children in the spread of COVID-19″ background=”4636″ target=”true” link=”https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008559#sec011″]The role of children in the transmission of infection is less prominent than that of adults: children are less susceptible than adults[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”The role of schools in driving spread of the Covid-19 virus in the community” background=”4920″ target=”true” link=”https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/new_research_finds_no_evidence_that_schools_are_playing_a_significant_role_in_driving_spread_of_the_covid-19_virus_in_the_community1″]No significant evidence that schools are playing a significant role in driving the spread of the Covid-19 disease in the community.[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_section css=”.vc_custom_1601980906713{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][/vc_section][vc_row isfullwidth=”” css=”.vc_custom_1601905870547{background-color: #dddddd !important;}”][vc_column][gva_block_heading align=”align-left-2″ class=”“btn-theme“” subtitle=”Face coverings”][/gva_block_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”Undesirable side effects in everyday use of face masks” background=”7280″ target=”true” link=”https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4344/htm”]Extended mask-wearing by the general population could lead to relevant effects and consequences in many medical fields.[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”Results of a Germany-wide registry on face mask in children” background=”4185″ target=”true” link=”https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-124394/v3″]Impairments caused by wearing the mask were reported by 68% of the parents. These included: irritability (60%), headache (53%), difficulty concentrating (50%)…[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19″ background=”5702″ target=”true” link=”https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/337199/WHO-2019-nCov-IPC_Masks-2020.5-eng.pdf”]There is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking of healthy people in the community to prevent infection with respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”The implications of face masks for babies and families” background=”7364″ target=”true” link=”https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7598570/pdf/main.pdf”]The potential negative effects of masks on long-term development related to human connection and attachment. 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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_section css=”.vc_custom_1601980906713{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][/vc_section][vc_row isfullwidth=”” css=”.vc_custom_1601905870547{background-color: #dddddd !important;}”][vc_column][gva_block_heading align=”align-left-2″ class=”“btn-theme“” subtitle=”Mental Health”][/gva_block_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”Impacts of lockdown on the mental health of children” background=”4861″ target=”true” link=”https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/impacts-lockdown-mental-health-children-and-young-people”]Young people, in particular teenagers, in the UK are feeling more anxious than they did before the outbreak.[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”Impact on Young People with Mental Health Needs” background=”4542″ target=”true” link=”https://youngminds.org.uk/about-us/reports/coronavirus-impact-on-young-people-with-mental-health-needs/#covid-19-january-2021-survey”]67% believed that the pandemic will have a long-term negative effect on their mental health.[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”Mental health of children during pandemic” background=”5260″ target=”true” link=”https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n614″]Early data raised concerns about suicides among young people aged under 18 years during the first lockdown.[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][gva_image_content title=”How safe are our children? NSPCC 2020 report” background=”4863″ target=”true” link=”https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/2287/how-safe-are-our-children-2020.pdf”]Many of the risk factors associated with abuse and neglect have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.[/gva_image_content][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]