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Wednesday 30 August 2023
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Sickness hits Nelson schools KATE RUSSELL
The “long shadow of Covid” has caused a spike in winter illnesses, according to a local GP, with some Nelson schools reporting up to 20 per cent of their students away sick at any one time. Several primary and intermedi-
ate schools are seeing a rise in the number of students and staff with “lingering” cases of flu and gastro bugs - but not so much Covid-19. Nelson GP spokesperson, Dr Graham Loveridge, believes kids’ immune systems are being hit harder than usual this year due to many viruses not being circulat-
ed the past few winters because of lockdowns, mask-wearing, and other Covid-19 restrictions. “We are seeing Covid lessening now - dominated by other respiratory viruses,” he says. “Kids are now more vulnerable to these, and we are seeing many kids bouncing from one thing to an-
other. This is the long shadow of Covid - because of past Covid restrictions, we weren’t transmitting anything else.” On Friday, Hampden Street School had 94 children away sick out of 450. That is around 20 per cent of their roll. “We also had six classroom teach-
ers out of 19 who were away sick, and two teacher aides,” says tumuaki (principal) Don McLean. “It has been mainly the flu, but we have also had stomach bugs as well.” Tumuaki at Nelson Intermediate
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Dozens of volunteers from Waimea College, Nelson’s Inclusive Sports Trust and centre staff were on hand last week as they put the final touches on the Cancer Society’s flower bunches ahead of Daffodil Day on Friday. With upwards of 40,000 daffodils having to be picked and bunched for the Nelson region alone, it’s no small task to get prepared for the big day as 400 volunteers spread out across the region to help raise awareness and funds so that no one has to face cancer alone. Photo: Jack Malcolm.
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