Covid 19 Part XXIV-37,063 ROI (1,801 deaths) 12,886 NI (582 deaths) (02/10) Read OP

Arghus wrote: »

He looks pale and a bit under the weather and his body language is far more subdued than normal, but I wouldn't say he looks terribly ill.

Education needs inter activity, communication, complex explanation, showing and empathy. What about teamwork and group work?

What about children with special needs or who just find education challenging and who more than most need lengthy personal contact?

The message sent out by masks is clear — the teacher is a danger to me and I am a danger to them and my classmates.

According to Office of National Statistics there is a one in three and a half million chance of a 5 to 14 year dying — more chance of dying in a road accident or from a falling tree.

Cases are not leading to children hospitalisations according to the Department of Health (DoH) Dashboard-which also reveals that the average age of death by Covid is 82.

... we absolutely should never return to a position where children cannot play or go to school ...

Professor Ellen Townsend highlights the “rising anxiety and loneliness”.

Suicide is already the leading cause of death in young people aged 19 and under, “we need to recognise the sacrifice children have already made”.

Do we imagine instilling young minds with fear will have no long term effects? I was passing a mummy with a three-year old child — the child grabbed her mummy’s leg and hid behind her — her mum said “she won’t meet anybody”.

And what does the science say about the psychological effects of mask wearing?

A widely known piece of research know as the Still Face experiment reveals that a child becomes emotionally distressed when they are unable to see and reciprocate facial expressions.

The potential impact on children’s social and emotional development of making them spend time surrounded by people whose facial expressions are covered may have disastrous consequences, according the Still Face experiment findings.

Face masks should not be worn by healthy individuals-there is no evidence to suggest they are effective in stopping such people from becoming ill (American Medical Association)

Dr Jenny Harries, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer of England, puts it thus, “masks could actually trap the virus and the wearer then starts to breathe it in putting themselves at more risk”