An important paper (preprint) has just been put up from @c_drosten & team.
Critically they found no significant difference between age categories including children of #SARSCoV2 viral load.
Image: viral load categorized by (A) age
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Critically they found no significant difference between age categories including children of #SARSCoV2 viral load.
Image: viral load categorized by (A) age
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The preprint may partly help answer: what role do children play in #SARSCoV2 transmission?
Around the world, this is one question that has underpinned the debates and uncertainty about the impact & use of school closure policies.
Image: viral load by (B) school/social
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Around the world, this is one question that has underpinned the debates and uncertainty about the impact & use of school closure policies.
Image: viral load by (B) school/social
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Peer-review & publication is still pending but important piece for policy-makers.
The authors advise: "Based on these results, we have to caution against an unlimited re-opening of schools and kindergartens in the present situation. Children may be as infectious as adults"
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The authors advise: "Based on these results, we have to caution against an unlimited re-opening of schools and kindergartens in the present situation. Children may be as infectious as adults"
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