As the transmission of the new coronavirus to children is increasing, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases has announced basic measures in educational settings such as schools that have been found from the investigation of infection cases so far.
This was shown at an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases on the 25th.
Among them, the
number of infected people under the age of ▽ is increasing
due to the spread of Delta strains,
and while there are multiple relatively large clusters starting from ▽ faculty and staff in
elementary schools.
▽ Introduced that no cases of large-scale clusters of infection among children have been confirmed.
Then, nurseries and kindergartens, schools up to university, it as a countermeasure in such school
to check the physical condition of ▽ all, be thorough behavior management at the time of absences contact and stay home at the time of bad health and
▽ faculty health If there is no clear reason above,
I suggested
that you actively receive vaccination
.
Also
, consider postponing or canceling events such as cultural festivals and sports festivals where there is a high risk of excessive crowding.
▽ If club activities require an expedition to another prefecture, 3 days of departure to receive a PCR test to prospect the within
also like.
In addition
▽ online dioxide oxygen sensor in order to ensure the ICT technology and ventilation, such as teaching
it
▽ use of such physical condition confirmation apps and antigen test has been proposed.
Takaji Wakita, director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and chairman of the expert meeting, said, "Since measures differ depending on age, etc. from kindergarten to university, I would like you to refer to these proposals and strengthen the measures." ..
“The older you get, the more infections you get at school”
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has compiled an analysis of where children were infected with the new coronavirus, with more infections at school as they got older.
Based on the data of the system "HER-SYS" that aggregates information on infected persons, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has confirmed the location of infection among children aged 3 to 18 years old who were confirmed to be infected from April to the end of last month. The results of an analysis of about 6,600 people who were found to have been presented at an expert meeting on the 25th.
As a result, infected places were 3 to 5 years old
▽ home 59.8%
▽ child welfare facilities such as nursery
schools
19.8%
▽ schools including kindergartens 15.9%
6 to 12 years old
▽ home 76.6%
▽ Schools are 14.6%
, even from 13 to 15 years old
▽ Homes are 60%
▽ Schools are 33.0%, and by the
age of 15, homes were the most common.
As the age increased further, from 16 to 18 years old,
▽ school was the most common
at
45.7%
▽ home was 39.4%.
It is necessary to keep in mind that less than 20% of people know the location of the entire infection, and that the number of infections at school is increasing as they get older.
On the other hand, the number of infections in children has been increasing recently, but when the National Institute of Infectious Diseases analyzed the data of all infected people by age group after April, the infection is decreasing due to the effect of the vaccine. Except for this, it can be seen that the proportion of children under the age of 18 has not changed significantly until last month when Delta strains became mainstream, and it cannot be said that children are particularly susceptible to infection.
Takaji Wakita, chairman of the expert meeting, said, "Because the infection is spreading overall, the number of infections in adults is increasing, and the number of domestic infections is increasing accordingly, which is linked to the increase in infections in children. For now, we do not anticipate a situation like influenza, where the infection will continue to grow among children. "