COVID-19) cases, with older adults and those with underlying co-morbidities particularly affected by the current global pandemic.
Whilst this is reassuring for paediatricians, there are limited data on childhood SARS-CoV-19 infections, especially from Europe.UKHSA (previously Public Health England) along with NHS partners and academic collaborators has implemented a number of ongoing surveillance programmes to monitor the course, progression and outcomes of COVID-19 in children.UKHSA has legal permission, provided by Regulation 3 of the Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002, to process patient confidential information for national surveillance of communicable diseases.
As such, individual patient consent is not required.Enhanced surveillance of COVID-19 in staff and students began in May 2020.
This study aims to recruit 100 schools across England during the summer mini-term (May to July 2020) into 2 separate studies:In some schools, we will be taking nose swabs, throat swabs, saliva swabs and blood samples from all participating staff and students attending pre-school, primary school and secondary school.