학술논문
A multi-layered strategy for COVID-19 infection prophylaxis in schools: A review of the evidence for masks, distancing, and ventilation.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
McLeod RS; Institute for Building Physics, Services and Construction, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.; Hopfe CJ; Institute for Building Physics, Services and Construction, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.; Bodenschatz E; Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Gottingen, Germany.; Georg-August-University Göttingen, Gottingen, Germany.; Moriske HJ; Federal Environment Agency of Germany, Dessau-Roßlau/Berlin, Germany.; Pöschl U; Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany.; Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.; Salthammer T; Fraunhofer WKI, Braunschweig, Germany.; Curtius J; Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany.; Helleis F; Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany.; Niessner J; Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, Heilbronn, Germany.; Herr C; Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Munich, Germany.; Klimach T; Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany.; Seipp M; Technical University of Central Hesse, Giessen, Germany.; Steffens T; Technical University of Central Hesse, Giessen, Germany.; Witt C; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; Willich SN; MPH, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Source
Publisher: Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9423515 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1600-0668 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09056947 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Indoor Air Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Implications for the academic and interpersonal development of children and adolescents underpin a global political consensus to maintain in-classroom teaching during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In support of this aim, the WHO and UNICEF have called for schools around the globe to be made safer from the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Detailed guidance is needed on how this goal can be successfully implemented in a wide variety of educational settings in order to effectively mitigate impacts on the health of students, staff, their families, and society. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of current scientific evidence and emerging standards in relation to the use of layered prevention strategies (involving masks, distancing, and ventilation), setting out the basis for their implementation in the school environment. In the presence of increasingly infectious SARS-Cov-2 variants, in-classroom teaching can only be safely maintained through a layered strategy combining multiple protective measures. The precise measures that are needed at any point in time depend upon a number of dynamic factors, including the specific threat-level posed by the circulating variant, the level of community infection, and the political acceptability of the resultant risk. By consistently implementing appropriate prophylaxis measures, evidence shows that the risk of infection from in-classroom teaching can be dramatically reduced. Current studies indicate that wearing high-quality masks and regular testing are amongst the most important measures in preventing infection transmission; whilst effective natural and mechanical ventilation systems have been shown to reduce infection risks in classrooms by over 80%.
(© 2022 The Authors. Indoor Air published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
(© 2022 The Authors. Indoor Air published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)