'I've kept my daughter off school for almost two years in case she catches Covid'
"The narrative that it's mild is just a fairy tale," she claimed.Susanna Reid"You think primary school is the place she's most likely to pick up an infection, and you're too frightened about her bringing it home., presumably.""Unfortunately, the government aren't putting out this message that it's harmful to children."
Susanna said: "The reason I'm using the word 'frightened' is that we're all informed, but most people - the majority - are sending children to school."Dr Hilary said around two per cent of hospitalisations for Covid are in children under the age of 17, and"There's some data from South Africa suggesting the opposite is true in children - however, I haven't seen that confirmed," the medic said.
And he said that unless Lisa is keeping Helena "prisoner at home", every Brit should expect to be exposed to the virus. Richard Madeley said the little one would have to be "isolated at home 24/7" to completely avoid a risk of Covid.Lisa, 40, has been sent a letter by Wigan Council saying Helena’s ‘poor attendance record’ could lead to family court proceedings.According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics, the percentage of people testing positive for the virus is currently highest among young adults and primary school-aged children.
Professor Wei Shen Lim, Chair of the JCVI's Covid-19 immunisation committee, has previously said: “The majority of children aged five to 11 are at very low risk of serious illness due to Covid-19."
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