In this article, we explore an extract from Dr Katrina McLean and Dr Natasha Yates, general practitioners and associate professors at Bond University, acknowledging the validity of concerns about children returning to school next term, given how highly contagious the Delta variant is.

Rising infections from the Delta strain of COVID-19 have pushed several schools in Australia’s east coast to close to curb transmission. And while state governments iron out plans for a safe reopening of classrooms, most parents and teachers are concerned about keeping children protected once face-to-face learning commences.

“Many parents and schools have concerns about how to best protect children from COVID-19,” the experts wrote in article published in The Conversation. “There’s also the worry children will catch the virus at school and take it back to their families and communities.”