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The most common symptoms were fever (31%), gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhoea and vomiting (19%), and headache (18%).
Therefore, the majority of children did not meet criteria for #COVID19 testing in the UK.
Current testing strategies will fail to diagnose most cases in children.
The proportion of children with antibodies in the entire sample was:
▶️ Under 10 years: 32/484 = 6.6%
▶️ 10 years and older: 36/508 = 7.1%
Young and older children were similarly susceptible.