Thread by @StefSimanowitz

1/ Is this the “smoking gun” of the #EducationScandal?

NHS Professionals - the organisation that supplies temporary staff to the NHS - “received some important training updates”

Staff are told they “should not escalate any #COVID19 cases who work or attend educational settings”

https://twitter.com/karamballes/status/1315089898655883266

2/. This document appears to give clear instructions to Tier 2 (national) contract tracers not to pass on single positive #COVID19 cases in schools, colleges & universities to Local Health Protection Teams.

I’m no expert, but surely this is not good outbreak management advice?

3/ This would presumably mean having to wait for a #COVID19 outbreak before the Local Health Protection Teams even knew there has been a positive test in the school or university

In Scotland, by contrast, there are daily updates in local areas citing individual cases in schools

4/. Despite evidence of high transmission rates in schools, updated govt guidance for schools on October - still claims there is a low prevalence of #COVID19 in schools

Like the many scandals over this last 7 months, this appears to be part of the wider #HerdImmunityScandal

5/. In June, @SamCoatesSky asked @GavinWilliamson about his plans to ensure that schools would be safe for children to return to after summer

His answer didn’t inspire confidence

The govt spun a “safe schools” message but failed to implement what was needed to ensure safety.

6/. Over the past 7 months there have been numerous scandals around the govt’s #COVID19 response:

The #CareHomeScandal
The #TestingScandal
The #LateLockdownScandal
The #AppScandal etc etc

It seems that these are all part of the wider #HerdImmunityScandal

https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1252354324136521736?s=21

https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1252354324136521736

7/ Experts will tell you that #HerdImmunity is an “outcome” never a “strategy”

If it is being used as the strategy - both in the UK & the US - what is the bigger plan?

This thread👇offers some clues
#COVID #coronavirus #palantir #PalantirPlan #COVID__19

https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1310703032846475265?s=21

https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1310703032846475265

8/. In August, @Under_Covid published our Safe Schools Guide with @ContainmentNow

Developed with experts & based on scientific research it offers an overview of risks for kids returning to schools

It’s a shame the govt did not follow its recommendations. undercovid.org/articles/safe-…

9/. 3,000+ schools have had #COVID19 outbreaks

A parent wrote to me: “When there’s a positive case in a class, the whole class is no longer isolating, only those in a 2 metre radius of the positive case. Siblings can also go into school even if there family member is positive.”

10/. Just 3 weeks ago, @MattHancock claimed we were at level 3

We weren’t

Lockdown measures to be announced today were never inevitable but the result of a mitigation/#HerdImmunity strategy that appears to be designed to soften us for the #PalantirPlan.

https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1307604774284603394?s=21

https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1307604774284603394