As provinces across Canada are deciding how to restart schools during the pandemic, a research review has found children are not a major source of transmission of COVID-19.
A second review has found strain on families, particularly women with children.
The rapid evidence reviews were completed by the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT), which is hosted by McMaster University and funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The reviews are from the centres rapid evidence service, which provides high quality summaries of research evidence to support public health professionals and policy makers in making evidence-based decisions…..