The infection drops in the Oslo school. Biggest decline for the oldest students.

Two weeks before the schools end mass testing, the infection continues to decline.

1. increased. 2021 22:33

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– The infection numbers have fallen since week 35. The infection among 16-19-year-olds has fallen a lot, and is now down among the rest of the groups . The 12-15-year-olds have had a slightly more gradual decline, but now it is also falling there, says infection control chief Frode Hagen about the development of infection in Oslo.

The Education Authority’s latest report shows a sharp drop in infection in the Oslo school in recent weeks.

Here they have conducted mass testing in recent weeks, where 20,000 students in high school and as many in junior high school have tested themselves twice a week. Since last week, the primary level has also been included in the mass testing.

In the report from week 39, the figures show 313 registered cases among students, and 19 registered cases among employees. The week before, 429 students were diagnosed with the infection, while 31 employees did.

IN In the first report from week 35, 979 students and 62 employees with a proven infection were registered.

For upper secondary schools, the decline has been greatest. Here, 489 cases were registered among the students in week 35, but only 34 registered cases in week 39.

This autumn The wave of infections has mainly affected the younger age groups, who have the most contact and where the vaccine proportion has been small.

– The fact that the schools have had regular mass testing has probably revealed a number of infections, says Hagen.

Can give an incomplete picture The figures from the report from the Education Agency are based on what principals report. In some cases it is figures that have been confirmed from the district, in most cases it is figures that the school has received from parents.

This means that parents report absence from their children, and state that the absence is due to the child having tested positive on for corona. This is then registered and reported further as a case. It is the parents themselves who choose whether they want to report the reason for the absence, points out communications director Randi Hagen Eriksrud in the Education Agency.

Not all schools reported figures to the municipality. It creates some uncertainty around the numbers.

Self-testing at the primary level has gone well

Also students in primary school started with self-testing at home, Friday last week.

– Our impression is that both employees and students think it has gone well, says project manager for mass testing in Oslo- school, Sidsel Helene Holm Bye.

She points out that some parents have probably been afraid of making mistakes, and admits that some parents also have contacted to say that they are against the whole scheme.

– The mass testing in the Oslo school continues during the autumn holidays and the week after, we will stop, says Holm Bye.

in a period where the young people have traveled and been with many.

Adjusted from week 42

In connection with downgraded TISK
it will from week 42 only carry out regular testing in schools or kindergartens where outbreaks are detected.

This can apply to classes, stages or entire schools depending on the extent of the outbreak. Regular testing will be for a short period, and will be implemented in consultation between the school and the district’s infection control team.

– When it Regarding vaccination of 16-17-year-olds, this is one of the groups that was last offered a vaccine. In addition, they are in the age group with the most cases of infection, and should not have the vaccine until after three months after coronary heart disease, says infection control chief Hagen.

87.4 percent vaccinated with at least one dose in Oslo

As of 1 October, 87.4 per cent of the entire population of Oslo has been vaccinated with at least one dose. Everyone over the age of 12 has been offered the vaccine.

– We are pleased with how many have said yes. It is possible to attend drop-in for both dose 1 and dose 2, and you can choose which type of vaccine you want. We hope this can contribute to even more people choosing to be vaccinated, Hagen states.

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