Research and analysis

TFC: Modelling and behavioural science responses to scenarios for relaxing school closures, 30 April 2020

Paper by the Interdisciplinary Task and Finish Group on the Role of Children in Transmission (TFC) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 22 May 2020

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TFC: Modelling and behavioural science responses to scenarios for relaxing school closures - 30 April 2020

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This paper presents the findings from an analysis conducted by the TFC, to explore the modelling outcomes and behavioural science aspects of 7 school closure scenarios.

The TFC is composed of members from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M), the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B), and the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG).

This paper was considered at SAGE 30 on 30 April 2020.

It should be viewed in context: the paper was the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. The picture is developing rapidly and, as new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded and the author’s opinion or conclusion may since have developed.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 22 May 2020