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As many countries begin to lift some of the restrictions to contain COVID-19 spread, lack of evidence of transmission in the school setting remains. We examined Irish notifications of SARS-CoV2 in the school setting before school closures on 12 March 2020 and identified no paediatric transmission. This adds to current evidence that children do not appear to be drivers of transmission, and we argue that reopening schools should be considered safe accompanied by certain measures.

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No evidence of secondary transmission of COVID-19 from children attending school in Ireland, 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Laura+Heavey&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Heavey Laura</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Geraldine+Casey&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Casey Geraldine</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ciara+Kelly&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kelly Ciara</a>, <a href="/search?value1=David+Kelly&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kelly David</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Geraldine+McDarby&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">McDarby Geraldine</a></span>. No evidence of secondary transmission of COVID-19 from children attending school in Ireland, 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(21):pii=2000903. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.21.2000903" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.21.2000903</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 12 May 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 28 May 2020 </span> </p>
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