Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

October 16, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Italian Schools Preliminary Findings after One Month of School Opening during the Second Wave of the Pandemic

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[Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Preliminary data from a study of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Italian schools showed that transmission appears to be low among younger students. As of October 5, a total of 1,350 SARS-CoV-2 infections had been registered in Italian territory schools in an online database of media news about infections in schools. Schools reported a single infection in 93% of reports, with only one high school reporting an outbreak of more than 10 cases. The largest percentage of cases (34%) were from high schools, with lower percentages for younger grades. The authors suggest that monitoring school settings is key to providing guidelines that consider different risks within different age groups.

Buonsenso et al. (Oct 11, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Italian Schools Preliminary Findings after One Month of School Opening during the Second Wave of the Pandemic. Pre-print downloaded Oct 16  https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.10.20210328