Doctors should reassure parents and carers of children who are immunocompromised that immunosuppression does not seem to increase the risk of severe covid-19, the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence advises in a rapid guideline.1 “Covid-19 usually causes a mild, self-limiting illness in children and young people, even in those who are immunocompromised,”…
The science (or lack of) of juggling with the issue of re-opening schools has been daunting and much polarized. Is it safe? And if we choose to re-open our schools, what precautions should be in place to protect them whilst in schools? Iceland is probably the only country that has done lots of testing and…
On behalf of the Organising Committee of APPES 2020, we hope that you are keeping well during the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, due to the current movement control orders/lockdowns and anticipated social distancing measures that will be in place in the foreseeable future around the world, the Organising Committee for APPES 2020 regrets to inform…
