New Delhi: After India began to reopen the school, it would be wise to start with the main part when children have a lower number of Ace receptors where the virus sticks, making it much better in handling viral infections than adults, the Director General of ICMR Balram Bhargava on Tuesday.
He, however, emphasized that for such a step to consider, it must be ensured that school teachers and other supporting staff members were vaccinated.
Overcoming the press conference, he said the Indian Board of Seropurvey National Research (ICMR) has found that seroprevalence among those aged six to nine are 57.2 percent very similar to adults.
Asked about opening school since the Covid-19 case has declined in many districts, Bhargava said children could handle virus infections far better than adults and have also been established that they have a lower number of Ace receptors attached by a virus.
“In some countries, especially Scandinavia, they (authorities) do not turn off their elementary school during the first, second or third wave …
whatever (covid) the waves they have, their elementary school is always open.” So, after India began to consider opening school, it would be wise to start with elementary school.
Also, we must ensure that all supporting staff members, whether the bus driver or teacher, vaccinated, “said Bhargava.