The federal government has accused Annastacia Palaszczuk of misleading Australians over the risks to children if and when COVID restrictions are eased. covid19 auspol Queensland
A furious political row has deepened divisions over the national plan to ease lockdowns after federal ministers slammed a “scaremongering” claim from Queensland about the danger to children from rising coronavirus cases.
Tapping into community anxiety on the issue, Ms Palaszczuk said the health modelling in the national plan needed to be revised to consider infections among children, citing concerns about a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” in the United States. “While intense school-based mixing is anticipated between children aged 5 to 14, the transmission matrix accounts for the relatively low observed infectiousness of this age group, associated with a high proportion of asymptomatic infections,” the report said.The federal government believes Ms Palaszczuk’s stance is unsustainable because it would mean keeping restrictions in place until a vaccine is approved for children when there is no health advice on when that might be.
“No increase in COVID hospitalisations in children. No evidence of increased severity of Delta in children,” Professor Russell said.Federal government figures show low rates of serious illness and very few admissions to intensive care units among people aged under 14 during the pandemic. There have been no deaths among those aged 14 and under.
“It is the one about kids really struggling from being out of the classroom and kids who are really struggling from not being with their grandparents or not being with their friends,” Mr Frydenberg said.
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