A cross-sectional national investigation of COVID-19 outbreaks in nurseries during rapid spread of the Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant of SARS-CoV-2 in England

• Main Authors: Felicity Aiano (Author), Kelsey McOwat (Author), Chinelo Obi (Author), Annabel A. Powell (Author), Jessica Flood (Author), Shivraj Bhardwaj (Author), Kelly Stoker (Author), Donna Haskins (Author), Brian Wong (Author), Marta Bertran (Author), Maria Zavala (Author), Johanna Bosowski (Author), Samuel E. I. Jones (Author), Zahin Amin-Chowdhury (Author), Laura Coughlan (Author), Mary Sinnathamby (Author), Asad Zaidi (Author), Rachel Merrick (Author), Hongxin Zhao (Author), Sharif Ismail (Author), Mary E. Ramsay (Author), Shamez N. Ladhani (Author), Vanessa Saliba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In England, the emergence the more transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variant Alpha (B.1.1.7) led to a third national lockdown from December 2020, including restricted attendance at schools. Nurseries, however, remained fully open. COVID-19 outbreaks (≥ 2 laboratory-confirmed cases within...