Three great new studies of COVID in children this week!
First, household transmission in Germany 🇩🇪
Contacts of PCR pos cases tested Serology
Children both less susceptible AND less infectious when index cases than adults
journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-…
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First, household transmission in Germany 🇩🇪
Contacts of PCR pos cases tested Serology
Children both less susceptible AND less infectious when index cases than adults
journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-…
1/4
Next COVID in children from in Hong Kong 🇭🇰
>300 children positive, only 3 cases acquired in School and all the rest in the household or from travel
jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
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>300 children positive, only 3 cases acquired in School and all the rest in the household or from travel
jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
2/4
Finally, a household contact study from Israel 🇮🇱
Contacts tested with both PCR AND Serology (subset)
Children about half as susceptible to adults and nearly half as infectious
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/a…
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Contacts tested with both PCR AND Serology (subset)
Children about half as susceptible to adults and nearly half as infectious
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/a…
3/4
People keep trying to suggest children are just as susceptible and infectious as adults (or even more!)
There are so many studies published now, you can find a handful that make this look like the case
The totality of evidence continues to be overwhelmingly to the contrary
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There are so many studies published now, you can find a handful that make this look like the case
The totality of evidence continues to be overwhelmingly to the contrary
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