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most essential shops have protocols in place to limit transmission
There are lots of groups of essential workers with similar or higher levels of infection than teachers (eg police and transport workers).
My understanding is that school age children spread infection mostly to their peers and families.
jellybaby
Because most essential shops have protocols in place to limit transmission, whereas the evidence from earlier this winter is that school age children are a significant factor in driving up infection rates. It’s also much harder for teachers to take steps to limit the risk of transmission as they are in classrooms with children for significant periods of time.