COVID-19 and schools. Guidelines of the French Pediatric Society - 04/10/20

Doi : 10.1016/j.arcped.2020.09.001

R. Cohen ^a, C. Delacourt ^b,^⁎ , C. Gras-Le Guen ^c, E. Launay ^c
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French Pediatric Society^¹
C. Delacourt and C. Gras-Le Guen are President and General Secretary of the French Pediatric Society (SFP), respectively. R. Cohen is President of the French Group of Pediatric Infectious Disease, belonging to the SFP. E Launay is President of the French Group of General and Social Pediatrics, belonging to the SFP.
^a Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Créteil, 94000 Créteil, France
^b AP–HP, hôpital universitaire Necker-Enfants–Malades, 75015 Paris, France
^c Service de pédiatrie générale, hôpital Mère–Enfant, CHU Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France

^⁎Corresponding author. Service de pneumologie et allergologie pédiatrique, hôpital Necker-Enfants–Malades, 149-161, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.Service de pneumologie et allergologie pédiatrique, hôpital Necker-Enfants–Malades149-161, rue de SèvresParis75015France

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Abstract

The educational and social benefits provided by school far outweigh the risks of a possible COVID-19 contamination of children in school environments or in daycare centers. Following summer break, the back-to-school period in France is taking place in the context of an increasing viral spread and requires strict adherence to health measures to limit the risk of outbreaks in communities. Based on a critical update of the role of children in the transmission of the infection, and of children's susceptibility to infection, the French Pediatric Society published practical guidelines for school re-entry and the management of COVID-19 infections in schools.

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Keywords : COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, School, Infection, Virus, Outbreak

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Role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2: critical update

Children, and especially those under 10 years of age, do not contribute significantly to the dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic: The secondary attack rate from children is very low, and clusters initiated by a pediatric case are rare

Epidemiological data suggest that a child exposed to an infectious case is less likely to become infected than an adult

Infected children are more likely to be asymptomatic, and hospitalization of severe forms is rare

The educational and social benefits provided by school far outweigh the risks of a possible SARS-CoV-2 contamination of children in school environments

Guidance for school re-entry: Guidelines of the French Pediatric Society

Back-to-school is possible for every child, under mitigation strategies (e.g., hand hygiene practices, social distancing, and cloth face coverings when indicated).

Indications for PCR testing should be proportionate to children's small contribution to the transmission of infection (, )

Limit school absenteeism by targeting temporary exclusions of infected children

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☆	The French version of the French Pediatric Society's proposals is available on: propositions_ecoles_sfp_def.pdf.

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