Anxiety over the potential threat of COVID in classrooms is casting a shadow over the new school term.
Many parents have expressed concern about the possibility of Cayman’s borders reopening and the impact that could have on students.
With no vaccine available for children under 12, the situation is fuelling concern over possible outbreaks in schools, once tourists return, and potential disruption to teaching and learning as a result.
While COVID-19 poses a comparatively minimal risk to children, the faster-spreading Delta variant has impacted minors at a higher rate.
At the end of August, children represented around 15% of all reported cases in the US and around 3% of all hospital cases.
In the UK, health authorities deemed the risk posed to children from COVID-19 to be so small that the net health benefits of vaccinating children aged 12-15 would be minimal. It remains possible, however, that UK government ministers will overrule that recommendation from scientific advisers and push ahead with a vaccination programme.
The UK has adopted a policy of ‘living with COVID’ after vaccinating 70% of its population, and schools there reopened this week without masks or social-distancing requirements.
Cayman Islands Governor Martyn Roper said at a press briefing on Wednesday, 8 Sept., that the risks to children from COVID-19 remain “extraordinary low”. Citing UK data, he said the chances of children dying from the virus were around one in 500,000. The greater danger, he...
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