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05 July 2021 Despite the arrival of anti Covid vaccines and the administration of doses to tens of millions of Italians (with Commissioner Figliuolo certain "that by 30 September we will have reached 80% of the population"), in September the Italian school could restart not only as it closed in June, but as 12 months before, at the end of summer 2020, in the midst of the pandemic: i.e. temperature measurement, masks for all students aged 6 and over, single desks, entry and exit times staggered, lessons only in classrooms / rooms that can guarantee distancing and all the procedures on quarantines in the case of a positive student or teacher.
This is, in fact, the position of the Technical Scientific Committee which - albeit with the conditional - was expressed in recent days, in an opinion to the Ministry of Education on the beginning of the next school year: "The measures should be the same expected at the beginning of the previous ", the experts wished, as reported today by several newspapers. Therefore, maximum caution.
The point is, according to the CTS, that the reopening of schools coincides with a critical period in the epidemiological trend of the pandemic: it is true that vaccinations will reduce the spread of the virus, but almost 30% of school staff are still not vaccinated; in addition, the effect of the new variants on infections, the unpredictable consequences of summer reopening and holidays who know too carefree, the massive return to indoor venues of millions of students and teachers, could create the conditions for an explosive mix of its own third wave. with the onset of the autumn season. It is therefore better to prevent and, if necessary, loosen the measures gradually, is the position of the Committee, that a free everyone immediately who could jeopardize the vaccination campaign and the achievement of the hoped-for herd immunitywhile knowing that it will displease pupils, families and teachers who have been tried by 18 months of pandemic.
But for the CTS the risk of arriving at the end of August as in 2020, with the chaos on local transport, on the most capacious classrooms to be found, on the percentages on distance learning to be applied, must also be avoided: for this reason the experts hope that the government identifies immediately the measures for the institutions according to the risk zone in which they will be found.
Miozzo: "Between now and September we will see a rise in infections"
"Let us not be under any illusions, it will be another year to live in an emergency, the school opens tomorrow and there are no miracles". Thus Agostino Miozzo, former consultant to the Minister of Education for the management of the last school year on the Covid front after coordinating the Technical-Scientific Committee in the first year of the pandemic. The Delta variant, he stresses, "it is clear that it will become prevalent and, probably, between now and September we will see an increase in infections. Obviously it will not go like last year, we will not have peaks in intensive care admissions or hundreds of deaths a day," but we will still be in an unstable situation, with outbreaks developing here and there. Without being a Cassandra, I wouldn't feel too calm. "
"Moving towards mandatory vaccination for those in contact with students "
In Great Britain, it is mainly young people who have not yet been vaccinated. How can this impact the school? "It will have a lot of impact, but I want to remind you that in Italy we have more than 2.5 million over 60s still awaiting vaccination, it is a very serious vulnerability in the face of the arrival of the Delta variant. And I wonder: how many of these are school operators "We know that about 15% of school staff, over 200 thousand people, have not received even a dose. The oldest among them risk serious consequences in case of outbreaks at school. It is a problem that must be addressed immediately." Could we think of introducing the obligation of vaccination also for school staff, in the same way as for health workers? "I state that I would be for a generalized obligation,but I realize that now it is not applicable, due to a question of the availability of vaccines and the problems created, in terms of vaccinations, especially at the communicative level. I believe that at this stage we need a strong moral suasion towards the reticent, but that in perspective we must go towards the obligation of vaccination for those in contact with students. If you have the chance to get vaccinated and you refuse, you can't go to class. "you can't go to class. "you can't go to class. "
"To guarantee all students the possibility to get vaccinated"
Compulsory anti-Covid vaccine also for students? "Now it is too early to do this, first we need to guarantee all students the opportunity to get vaccinated, from the oldest to the youngest. Maybe between now and the end of the year we can start thinking about this hypothesis, given that there are already several compulsory vaccinations for school attendance. In the future we will be able to treat Covid like measles. Of course we must work hard and well on communication, to reassure parents about the safety of vaccines and the usefulness of protection "and" in principle, if you are not a parent you want to vaccinate your child even if you can do it, then you can't complain if they leave it in Dad. Which is a misfortune and should be avoided by any means, but unfortunately it is logical to expect new suspensions of the activity in the presence.if you do no vax, you accept the consequences. I think it is normal for vaccinated people to have a lower risk profile. "Premature speech, however, with less than 3% of vaccinated people with two doses in the 12-19 age range ..." It is clear that by mid-September only a small number of students will be vaccinated, also considering that up to 12 years, at the moment, there is no possibility of vaccination. For this reason the school year will begin following the known emergency procedures, with the Delta variant that will rage and circulate mainly through young people. We will have to enhance the other control tools: screening at the entrance, periodic swabs, tracking. These are things that need to be planned now, working with local health structures, because September is tomorrow ".I think it is normal for vaccinated people to have a lower risk profile. "Premature speech, however, with less than 3% of vaccinated people with two doses in the 12-19 age range ..." It is clear that by mid-September only a small number of students will be vaccinated, also considering that up to 12 years, at the moment, there is no possibility of vaccination. For this reason the school year will begin following the known emergency procedures, with the Delta variant that will rage and circulate mainly through young people. We will have to enhance the other control tools: screening at the entrance, periodic swabs, tracking. These are things that need to be planned now, working with local health structures, because September is tomorrow ".I think it is normal for vaccinated people to have a lower risk profile. "Premature speech, however, with less than 3% of vaccinated people with two doses in the 12-19 age range ..." It is clear that by mid-September only a small number of students will be vaccinated, also considering that up to 12 years, at the moment, there is no possibility of vaccination. For this reason the school year will begin following the known emergency procedures, with the Delta variant that will rage and circulate mainly through young people. We will have to enhance the other control tools: screening at the entrance, periodic swabs, tracking. These are things that need to be planned now, working with local health structures, because September is tomorrow ".Premature speech, however, with less than 3% of vaccinated with two doses in the 12-19 age range ... "It is clear that by mid-September only a small number of students will be vaccinated, even considering that up to 12 years, at the moment , there is no possibility of vaccination. For this reason the school year will start following the known emergency procedures, with the Delta variant that will rage and circulate mainly through young people. We will have to enhance the other control tools: screening at the entrance, periodic swabs, tracing. These are things that need to be planned now, working with local health facilities, because September is tomorrow ".Premature speech, however, with less than 3% of vaccinated with two doses in the 12-19 age range ... "It is clear that by mid-September only a small number of students will be vaccinated, even considering that up to 12 years, at the moment , there is no possibility of vaccination. For this reason the school year will start following the known emergency procedures, with the Delta variant that will rage and circulate mainly through young people. We will have to enhance the other control tools: screening at the entrance, periodic swabs, tracing. These are things that need to be planned now, working with local health facilities, because September is tomorrow ".It is evident that by mid-September only a small number of students will be vaccinated, even considering that up to 12 years, at the moment, there is no possibility of vaccination. For this reason the school year will begin following the known emergency procedures, with the Delta variant that will rage and circulate mainly through young people. We will have to enhance the other control tools: screening at the entrance, periodic swabs, tracking. These are things that need to be planned now, working with local health structures, because September is tomorrow ".It is evident that by mid-September only a small number of students will be vaccinated, even considering that up to 12 years, at the moment, there is no possibility of vaccination. For this reason the school year will begin following the known emergency procedures, with the Delta variant that will rage and circulate mainly through young people. We will have to enhance the other control tools: screening at the entrance, periodic swabs, tracking. These are things that need to be planned now, working with local health structures, because September is tomorrow ".with the Delta variant that will rage and circulate mainly through young people. We will have to enhance the other control tools: screening at the entrance, periodic swabs, tracking. These are things that need to be planned now, working with local health structures, because September is tomorrow ".with the Delta variant that will rage and circulate mainly through young people. We will have to enhance the other control tools: screening at the entrance, periodic swabs, tracking. These are things that need to be planned now, working with local health structures, because September is tomorrow ".
"Assessment on the masks will be done in September"
So will we go ahead with the usual protective measures? Distances, masks in the classroom ... "I assume that the assessment will be made in September, based on the trend of the epidemic, but I have reason to think that the CTS will hardly change these indications. I believe that, to remove the mask in the classroom, it will be necessary to considerably increase the percentage of vaccinated people between the ages of 12-19. In addition, obviously, to complete or almost complete the immunization of school staff ".
Lazio. D'Amato: "In September we go back to school and no dad"
"In September in Lazio the" dad "will not be there". This was assured by the Lazio regional health councilor, Alessio D'Amato, in an interview with the newspaper Il Messaggero. D'Amato is sure of this "we will be able to vaccinate 70-80 percent of students over the age of 12. There will be widespread anti-covid protection, we will be able to guarantee face-to-face teaching". As for possible resistance on the part of parents to have their children between 12 and 16 years old vaccinated, the commissioner is confident: "We have already vaccinated 40,000 children of that age group with Pfizer, we are now making the calls. it is an extraordinary adhesion "he explained, specifying that" after Ferragosto the administrations will restart, given that the recall is at 21 days, we will be in time for the start of theschool year. "As for possible doubts about the vaccine for adolescents, the commissioner stressed the importance of the role of pediatricians and doctors to clarify any doubts to parents.
Sasso: "Tampons and vaccines, change of pace for September"
"The beginning of the new school year is just around the corner, but from many parts there is a tendency towards waiting which certainly does not help the world of school. of Education has made hundreds of millions of euros available to increase safety within schools, thanks to the installation of ventilation, mechanical ventilation and sanitation devices. The problems of stabilizing precarious teachers and the overcrowding of teachers are being addressed. classes, but on the health level there are still too many uncertainties surrounding the resumption of teaching in September ". This was stated by Rossano Sasso, undersecretary of the Ministry of Education.
"Simply saying that the start of the school year will be with masks and spacing, so just like in 2020, it is not enough. There are other fundamental questions that can have a profound effect on how you will return to class and on which we ask for clarity. health authorities and the Scientific Technical Committee: for example the issue of monitoring and tracing the virus. Salivary swabs, ideal especially for the little ones given their low invasiveness, were authorized after a long waiting phase, but then left the local administrations to proceed in no particular order without precise indications It is necessary to complete the vaccination of the school staff - underlines Sasso - and there is one of the most delicate problems of all, that of transport.We need a change of pace because time is running out and being caught unprepared for the appointment with the return to class would be unforgivable ".