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#Pediatric #COVID19 discussion thread - why is severity in children less than adults? Do other coronavirus infections in childhood play a role? Are there other protective factors in children? Let's dive in. 1/n
SARS-CoV-2, referred to as COVID-19. Since being identified in late 2019, there have been over 1 million infections worldwide with case fatality rate reported to be around 5.7% as of April 7, 2020 according to @JohnsHopkins 2/n coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
Numerous theories have been postulated on why children are not being affected by coronavirus at a severity level that is equal to their adult counterparts.
The idea of prior immunity or a more robust immune response to new illnesses have been some ideas discussed. 3/n
The idea of prior immunity or a more robust immune response to new illnesses have been some ideas discussed. 3/n
