The pediatrician: "Very few children become seriously ill in covid-19"

In Sweden, many children are preparing for the start of school in a few weeks, but around the world there are over a billion children who have not been allowed to go to school due to the corona pandemic. It shows figures from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which represents 60 percent of all students in the world.

In the United States, some schools are opening, but not all. At the same time, many seem to be curious about the Swedish school strategy and Jonas Ludvigsson, professor of epidemiology, defends the Swedish school strategy.

What do you say to those who contact you to ask for advice?

- Despite the fact that we have had so many dead and had over two million children who have gone to school, there are very few children who have become seriously ill in covid-19 and in fact nothing that has died, says Jonas Ludvigsson and continues:

- I see it in combination with the Public Health Agency's figures on no increased risk of covid-19 among teachers, as very strong arguments for having schools open despite covid-19.

Is it possible to give advice to other countries to do as in Sweden?

- When it comes to opening schools, I think so. Of course, children who do not go to school stay at home more and I do not think that you meet more of risk groups, very old people or people with very chronic diseases to a greater extent at home. You can not conjure away children they must be somewhere during the day.