Physical distancing in schools for SARS-CoV-2 and the resurgence of rhinovirus

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¹ School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, UK. Electronic address: s.poole@soton.ac.uk.
² School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
³ Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
⁴ School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, UK; NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme, UK.

Stephen Poole et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;8(12):e92-e93.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30502-6. Epub 2020 Oct 22.

¹ School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, UK. Electronic address: s.poole@soton.ac.uk.
² School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
³ Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
⁴ School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, UK; NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme, UK.

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