Table 3. List of common paediatric conditions where school attendance is encouraged (left column) and severe conditions where preventative homeschooling can be considered (right column) during COVID-19 pandemic, Norway, 2020.
Paediatric conditions where school attendance is encouraged | Paediatric conditions where preventative homeschooling can be considereda |
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- Diabetes mellitus - Non-severe asthma - Allergic conditions - Epilepsy - Cardiac conditions without heart failure - Autoimmune conditions in a stable phase - Solid organ transplant patients in a stable phase - Children with Down syndrome |
- First months following solid organ transplantation - First 12 months after stem cell transplantation - Cancer patients during active chemotherapy - Severe cardiac conditions with pulmonary hypertension, heart failure or Fontan circulation - Severe lung diseases and/or reduced lung capacity including need for respiratory support - Severe primary immunodeficiency - Autoimmune disease requiring considerable immunosuppression or in unstable phase - Severe liver failure or renal failure - Other rare conditions may also be considered |
a These conditions may require homeschooling in certain periods or on occasion regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.