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Have schools become COVID complacent? - 4 October 2024
Five years since the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, symbols of the pandemic peak – daily press conferences, mandatory quarantine, grounded flights and closed school gates – are distant memories.
Yet COVID remains the leading cause of acute respiratory infection deaths in Australia, contributing to 3,211 deaths so far in 2024 (as at 31 July).
Given the ease of transmission in schools, it invites the question of whether school leaders are doing enough to manage the risks associated with COVID. More. . .
What if schools could prevent sick days, teacher shortages and lost IQ points? A new COVID safety course lights the way - 24 September 2024
There wasn't a dramatic "lightning bolt" moment when Colin Kinner realised he needed to roll up his sleeves and start tackling what he'd come to see as a pernicious problem: the largely unchecked spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Australian schools.
What spurred him to act, in the end, was the growing pile of evidence that COVID was a serious health threat, and his concern that school communities seemed to be shrugging their shoulders at it. More. . .
Kanro supports COVID Safety For Schools Course - 30 June 2024
We are pleased to announce that we’ve received funding from Kanro to support the roll-out of the COVID Safety For Schools Course. Kanro is a philanthropic fund established by Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, to advance the development of projects addressing health impacts of the COVID pandemic.
COVID course for schools launched - HVAC&R News, AIRAH, Feb 2024
A course to help schools and those who work in them properly understand COVID is being launched.
Designed by Colin Kinner, a member of the Clean Air Forum, the COVID Safety for Schools Course is a free video-based course designed specifically for Australian schools. It is slated to launch later this month. More. . .
‘Not Over’: New resource for schools tackling COVID scourge - The West Australian, 20 Feb 2024
Several of Australia’s leading COVID experts have created an educational resource for schools on how to protect students and staff from the disease.
The COVID Safety For Schools Course was launched Monday to provide schools with accurate information and debunk some of the common myths and misunderstandings.
Media release: COVID Safety For Schools Course launches in Australia, 19 Feb 2024
The national launch of the COVID Safety For Schools Course was announced today.
The course, which features some of Australia’s leading experts on COVID, sets out to correct common myths and misunderstandings, and to provide schools with accurate information to help them reduce the risk of the virus spreading among staff and students.