Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

February 26, 2021

Risk of Death among Teachers in England and Wales during the Covid19 Pandemic

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  • [pre-print; not peer-reviewed] An analysis of publicly available data on COVID-19 mortality in England and Wales suggests that absolute mortality rates for teachers were low (under 39 per 100,000), but that secondary school teachers had slightly higher risk of dying of COVID-19 relative to all professionals and working-aged people. Primary school teachers were not at elevated risk of death compared to the general population. Excess deaths were higher in teachers over the age of 65 when compared to all people over 65, although COVID-19 was implicated in only 35% of those cases.

Lewis et al. (Feb 26, 2021). Risk of Death among Teachers in England and Wales during the Covid19 Pandemic. Pre-print downloaded Feb 26 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.23.21252143