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Hello 

Yesterday was Zero Covid Day organised by Zero Covid Alliance  We joined with grassroots groups like ours around the world. 

We chose Zero Covid Day to launch our brand new initiative with SafeEdForAll to raise funds for CO2 Monitors in UK schools. 

#LCKAirCare

Please donate to help us supply CO2 Monitors to schools. 100% of donations will fund monitors. Headteachers can register for monitors on our website. Share our posts using the #LCKAirCare

Since launching the school pack we have received communications from schools saying they would like to install monitors but have not been provided with the funds by the Department of Education. 

Schools must have the mitigation measures as set out by the Health & Safety Executive to reduce the risk for staff & children.

The UK government state;

We have worked closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and PHE to develop this guidance. Based on the recent ONS data, the risks to education staff are similar to those for most other occupations.

and yet the ONS data states;

114 000 teachers suffering from COVID symptoms beyond 12 weeks

Teaching occupation second highest at risk from long COVID

Read the heartbreaking letter from one teacher with Long Covid in our school pack.

This deserves attention and prompt action. Please write to your MP & help us prevent long-term chronic health: Long Covid.

Thank you for your support sharing and commenting on our posts.

LCK Team 💚🧡💚

Zero COVID

What is it?

Zero COVID is a shorthand term used synonymously with

Zero COVID Tolerance

Driving down community transmission and keeping it low with tried and tested solutions with the aim to minimize evolution of harmful variants and suffering such as the long COVID pandemic

Health Secretary Matt Hancock

"The risk of severe consequences from long COVID are very significant to young people"

Watch here on Twitter or Here on BBC Sounds, at 2.15

UK School installs CO2 Monitors

in all classrooms

At LCK we believe that schools should be open and stay open,

but not at the cost of long term health.

Children need fresh air.

CO2 monitoring is a scientifically evaluated layer of protection.

Ensuring that our children are breathing fresh air by installing CO2 monitors is an EASY WIN! 

A call to action for all parents and carers, please download our support pack and distribute it WIDELY. It is packed with useful resources.

A focus on what WE CAN DO to prevent COVID infection in children.

Why We Care 

The latest research in The Lancet is based on adults but reflects findings from many papers on children.

6-month neurological and psychiatric outcomes in 236 379 survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records.

More research on children can be seen on the research page of our website.

This girl has Long Covid. Her rash was triggered by Covid infection.

Masks

The only way to protect our children from COVID harm is to prevent them from getting COVID in the first place.

LCK believes that children should not be discriminated against.

Children deserve to be and MUST be entitled to the same safety and mitigatory measures as deemed necessary in the rest of society.

COVID is airborne

Where children are unable to breathe fresh air (objectively measured) LCK agree with the countries listed in our awareness pack:

Masks have their place. It is perhaps not ideal, but it is where we are.

Maria Van Kerkhove Infectious Disease Epidemiologist; COVID-19 Technical Lead at The World Health Organisation said: "It isn’t vaccines vs public health measures It’s “vaccines AND...”  that will end this pandemic" including masks.

Children have stepped up brilliantly.

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#LCKGLOBAL

Kids around the word are coming together to raise awareness.

NEWS ON SCHOOLS

There's been an *8-fold* increase in positivity in Scotland among children since schools opened on the 22nd Feb.

Children now playing 'huge role' in spread of COVID-19 variant, expert says

REACT study: Primary school children have the highest COVID infection level

Young children have the highest positivity rates in England and Scotland with rises having occurred soon after school re-opening.

READ ABOUT IT HERE

As usual children's Covid hospital admissions track infection levels. These admissions have yet to fall to August levels.

We are curious as to the outcome for these children.

Where can we find this information?

We are self-funded and run by volunteers.

Donations of time & skills gratefully received.