Academics from the University of Warwick have prepared a paper on
the reopening of schools. This paper was available for
participants to read at SAGE 83 on
11 March 2021, but not considered or discussed in the meeting.
The paper is the assessment of the evidence at the time of
writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates
its advice accordingly.
This paper is 1 of 4 papers informing the SPI-M-O: Statement on
daily contact testing from SAGE 83,
and should be read in that context. It should also be read
alongside the other papers informing the statement on testing:
*LSHTM: Daily testing of
contacts – adherence, number of tests, speed of tracing, and
missed tests, 11 March 2021 * LSHTM: Daily testing of
contacts – adherence, number of tests, speed of tracing, and
lateral-flow test sensitivity * LSHTM and the University
of Manchester, Alan Turing Institute: Daily contact testing
investigations, 2 March 2021
These documents are released as pre-print publications that have
provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency.
These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no
restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in
peer-reviewed journals.
University of Warwick: The
impact of uptake and adherence on transmission and absences
resulting from secondary school reopening strategies involving
rapid testing. 11 March 2021
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