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Four respected British Professors Respond to alarmist study

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RealityExistsInTheHumanMind · 21/08/2020 18:39

A study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics has claimed that children are silent spreaders of SARS-CoV-2

The four professors below all agree that the statements made are not supported by the research

Prof Russell Viner, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health:
Prof Adilia Warris, Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Exeter,
Dr Simon Clarke, Associate Professor in Cellular Microbiology at the University of Reading, said:
Dr Andrew Preston, Reader in Microbial Pathogenesis at the University of Bath,
They agree it was important research but do not agree with the statements made

Link - www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-claiming-children-are-silent-spreaders-of-sars-cov-2/

Interesting report for those who are still trying to learn

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Ponoka7 · 21/08/2020 19:00

I did wonder if it was true why the European studies didn't pick up on it.

There's a lot of people in the US who would like a return to 'traditional values' which includes home schooling and I also wondered if the findings had been put in a way which was swayed by an agenda.

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