The COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey team have results from the second round of their surveillance study which looks at infection rates within schools and the role of schools in COVID-19 transmission.
The data was released by the ONS before the briefing on Monday morning.
Journalists dialled in to hear the study investigators present their results and answer any questions.
Speakers included:
Dr Shamez Ladhani, Consultant Paediatrician at PHE and the study’s chief investigator
Prof Sinéad Langan, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and the study’s co-chief investigator, LSHTM
Prof James Hargreaves, Professor in Epidemiology and Evaluation and the study’s co-chief investigator, LSHTM
Fiona Dawe, Deputy Director, Schools Infection Studies, ONS
This Briefing was accompanied by an SMC Roundup of Comments.