Aotearoa Covid Action: 👀 Covid 19 is a major driver of absences in schools. This is known by MOH and MOE. 🧵

👀 Covid 19 is a major driver of absences in schools. This is known by MOH and MOE. 🧵

2/5 Following requests from Ministers Reti and Seymour to 'simplify' health messaging, it was decided to water down the definition of being sick to improve attendance stats.

3/5 3. No advice was taken on the harm that may be caused by these decisions.

4/5 In fact, it was discussed that Covid 19 be removed from official advice (presumably as access to free RATS was going to be removed)

5/5 Why should we care? A 2022 review showed 25% of kids and adolescents can have long term symptoms from Covid 19. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Here in New Zealand, public health experts and advocates state we must take steps to limit the spread of infection. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/lon...

Long-COVID in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analyses - Scientific Reportswww.nature.com Scientific Reports - Long-COVID in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analyses

Join us now to get our voices heard. covidaction.nz

As someone with ME, the fact that this government is stripping kids of their long term health makes me very angry 🤬

Us too. We need a plan instead of turning away in the name of good attendance numbers.

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