New—Kids with COVID have at least as much of the coronavirus in their noses and throats as infected adults, says study. Children <age 5 may even have up to 100x as much of the virus in the upper respiratory tract as adults. #COVID19 nytimes.com/2020/07/30/hea…
2) ““But one takeaway from this is that we can’t assume that just because kids aren’t getting sick, or very sick, that they don’t have the virus.”
The study caveats: It was small, and did not specify the participants’ race or sex, or whether they had underlying conditions.
The study caveats: It was small, and did not specify the participants’ race or sex, or whether they had underlying conditions.
3) “The tests looked for viral RNA, genetic pieces of the coronavirus, rather than the live virus itself.” So we don’t know if it’s all intact viruses or just fragments.
4) “Still, experts were alarmed to learn that young children may carry significant amounts of the coronavirus.
“I’ve heard lots of people say, ‘Well, kids aren’t susceptible, kids don’t get infected.’ this clearly shows that’s not true” said Stacey Schultz-Cherry, a virologist.
“I’ve heard lots of people say, ‘Well, kids aren’t susceptible, kids don’t get infected.’ this clearly shows that’s not true” said Stacey Schultz-Cherry, a virologist.
