Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) chief Jung Eun-kyung is giving a briefing on the 2021 government work report at the briefing room of the Government Complex Sejong on the 25th. News 1
Chung Eun-kyung, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, wrote a thesis stating that the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in schools was only 2%, and the’Theory of School Opening’ was re-ignited. Gave an explanation.
In the ‘2021 Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and Disease Control Administration’s work plan presentation briefing’ held on the 25th, Commissioner Chung responded to a question asking why he did not expand the class, unlike the thesis There is” he answered.
Commissioner Chung published a paper in the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases on December 27 last year in collaboration with a research team from the Department of Social Medicine, Hallym University Medical School. The main content is an analysis that only about 2% of children and adolescents with corona 19 were infected through school. The thesis argued, “Kindergartens and elementary, middle, and high schools were closed to prevent Corona 19, but the gains were limited and personal and social damage was great.” The thesis was recently known through the media and received attention. The discussion on the opening of school ignited.
However, Chung said, “The thesis analyzed the infection path of the age group of students to see what effect after the resumption of school in the days when the outbreak of local communities was not large in May-July last year.” “The conclusion of the thesis is It means that it is important that the measures are well prepared in advance, and as a result, there has not been a large-scale spread within the school.”
Jeong Eun-kyung’s thesis. Online capture
“As you know well, last year, the Ministry of Education checked not only the school restrictions but also the health before school in order to block the spread within the school. After registering in the self-management app, the symptom box was quickly inspected.” “When I went to school, I checked and tested fever immediately, and I responded by strengthening various quarantine measures such as hand hygiene, management of the kitchen, and time adjustment. There is a bar. As a result of such measures, it was concluded that there was no transmission within the school even if there were student infections.
The limitations of the thesis were also explained. Commissioner Jeong said, “However, there were not many (students) confirmed cases because the outbreak in the community was not large in May-July.” Also, as a result of the outbreak, some group outbreaks occurred in schools. By analyzing such content further, we are in close consultation with the educational authorities on what areas to supplement and manage the quarantine measures in schools this year.”
Regarding the reason for writing the thesis, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts disease prevention and management based on scientific evidence. Because of this, we are constantly analyzing the dynamic situation and making efforts to make a policy based on it.”
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