Thread by @DrEricDing

3x risk: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS in BC🇨🇦 are contracting 3x more #COVID19 than secondary schools teachers. Why? "The discrepancy in infection rates underscores importance of mask-wearing in classrooms” ~ Teri Mooring, @bctf president.

➡️Mask kids. 🧵
bc.ctvnews.ca/elementary-sch…

2) “Elementary schools aren’t subject to any mask mandates for students, unlike our secondary schools. The lack of transparent data about transmission in schools means we can only guess that the lack of masks is leading to more infections among elementary teachers."

3) “The @BCTF says 89 per cent of teachers' COVID-19 claims have been approved by WorkSafe, which happens when there is enough evidence to show the person not only has COVID-19, but when their exposure risk in the workplace was higher than normal.L

4) “The public health officer and government seem to be holding firm with their current mask mandates," Mooring said.

TRANSLATION: BC health chief Dr Henry continues to refuse to ask for masks in elementary schools.

5) “So while we continue to advocate for stronger measures, we also need to rely on parents to talk to their children about the importance of wearing a mask for everybody’s safety."

6) “According to the BCTF, the number of claims submitted to WorkSafeBC by public school district employees is "second only to the health-care services sector" in total number of claims filed for occupational COVID-19 infection.

7) The safest way to ensure safe schools is both masks and air ventilation / refresh. Here are the recent CDC air guidance 🧵

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1365678603212648461

8) leaving this here—a piece by @dgurdasani1 and colleagues. ineteconomics.org/perspectives/b…

9) Also this - 1 in 5 kids at a boarding school tests newly positive for Covid - over 100 kids. deccanchronicle.com/nation/current…

10) Even UK epidemiologists are admitted the 3rd wave is “inevitable”.

https://twitter.com/lbc/status/1373356603752251394