Experts recommend: “Immediately open kindergartens in green and yellow localities”

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Experts from the Hebrew University published a new position paper today (Thursday), in which they recommended that the kindergartens in green and yellow localities be opened immediately. According to them, the damage involved in the sweeping closure of education frameworks outweighs the benefit of closing them.

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Experts also noted that morbidity among children is rising, as is the relative share of women in morbidity. According to experts, the increase in morbidity among children and women also occurred and perhaps mainly during the period of closure. Experts also found that homes have become a source of infection – especially in large and crowded households.

The report states that “Because children can be infected anywhere, including at home, in the community, and at school, we must protect them and all frameworks. Therefore, it is necessary to open the education system carefully while paying close attention to the rules of hygiene, social distance, ventilation and reducing classroom overcrowding, wearing masks, and learning in the open air to minimize the risk of infection among students. Significant monitoring is also required by the Magen Education program. This is how we will protect the teaching and community staff. “

“In addition, it is necessary to change the isolation policy in education frameworks. The duration of isolation can be shortened and reduced only to a population that was actually exposed to a real risk of infection (as was done in other large systems in Israel such as medical and security teams).” For families and the entire economy, “they added.

The document was prepared by the Interdisciplinary Team for Children and Corona of Hadassah and the Hebrew University: Dr. Alex Gills-Hillel, Dr. Hagit Hochner, Prof. David Hinitz, Dr. Katia Izmsky, Prof. Amnon Lahad, Prof. Orly Manor, Prof. Ran Nir-Paz, Prof. Ora Paltiel, Mr. Ari Paltiel, Prof. Ronit Calderon-Margalit, Prof. Chen Stein-Zamir.

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