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School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review - April 2020

  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: C19-IUC-496

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. Oliver Mytton

  • Research Location

    United Kingdom

  • Lead Research Institution

    MRC Epidemiology Unit

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Infection prevention and control

  • Research Subcategory

    Restriction measures to prevent secondary transmission in communities

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Researchers including Dr Oliver Mytton undertook a systematic review of published and pre-published studies to identify what is known about the effectiveness of school closures and other school social distancing practices during coronavirus outbreaks They conclude that school closures have much less impact on the spread of these viruses than other social distancing interventions, and recommend that policy makers need to be aware of the equivocal evidence when considering school closures for COVID-19, and consider combinations of social distancing measures.