No more mouth caps and no more tests – this is how schools start the new school year next week. This is also justifiable for complexity researcher Peter Klimek. Because stricter safety measures in schools would only have a manageable effect. The reason: In society as a whole, there is almost no mask requirement anymore. It is almost never tested.
“Since Omikron, screening with testing only makes sense with a lot of effort, so it can even give the illusion of a false sense of security.” In addition, children tend to be the least vulnerable group, says Klimek, pointing to the high level of transmissibility of the ommicron variant.
The discussion about which measures make sense in schools must now be conducted differently than a year ago: schools used to be treated differently from other parts of society, partly because infections often occur in households and therefore in people with a higher risk of serious courses. . In the meantime, however, this risk can be reduced in other ways (vaccinations, therapies).
“If you are infected, it is wise to stay at home”
Of course, it makes sense to stay home if you’re infected, “as you would with any other infectious disease,” Klimek emphasized in an interview with the APA. The Ministry of Education guidelines, on the other hand, require asymptomatically infected students and teachers wearing FFP2 masks to participate in classes. If the epidemiological situation changes, from Klimek’s point of view, the first option would be to tighten up mask wearing. Several states have already announced that they will ban the use of infected teachers in compulsory schools, where they are the teachers’ employers.
Source: Krone
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