1/16
I never thought I’d have to reiterate that children are not the primary drivers of covid-19
But I guess the desire to vaccinate kids makes folks like @apoorva_nyc & the @nytimes just give up on honest reporting
It’s complete BS
So here are 30 articles for your review 🧵
I never thought I’d have to reiterate that children are not the primary drivers of covid-19
But I guess the desire to vaccinate kids makes folks like @apoorva_nyc & the @nytimes just give up on honest reporting
It’s complete BS
So here are 30 articles for your review 🧵
2/16
Mar 2020: kids have not played a substantive role in the intra-household transmission of Covid
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
Apr 2020: transmission in kids in schools appears considerably less than seen for other respiratory viruses, such as influenza.
ncirs.org.au/sites/default/…
Mar 2020: kids have not played a substantive role in the intra-household transmission of Covid
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
Apr 2020: transmission in kids in schools appears considerably less than seen for other respiratory viruses, such as influenza.
ncirs.org.au/sites/default/…
3/16
Apr 2020: even if children do get infected, they are less likely to transmit the disease to others than adults.
sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/blog/hunting-d…
Apr 2020: limited evidence so far that children pass the disease to others in significant numbers
bloombergquint.com/coronavirus-ou…
Apr 2020: even if children do get infected, they are less likely to transmit the disease to others than adults.
sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/blog/hunting-d…
Apr 2020: limited evidence so far that children pass the disease to others in significant numbers
bloombergquint.com/coronavirus-ou…
4/16
May 2020: Children appear to be "less capable" of spreading Covid than adults, the World Health Organization's chief scientist has said.
bbc.com/news/av/health…
May 2020: Children with COVID were rarely the source of infections in their household
aappublications.org/news/2020/05/2…
May 2020: Children appear to be "less capable" of spreading Covid than adults, the World Health Organization's chief scientist has said.
bbc.com/news/av/health…
May 2020: Children with COVID were rarely the source of infections in their household
aappublications.org/news/2020/05/2…
5/16
May 2020: “…evidence of widespread pediatric transmission has failed to emerge”
eurosurveillance.org/content/10.280…
June 2020: “…no evidence of transmission from mildly ill, afebrile children to their caregivers despite prolonged positivity…”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp…
May 2020: “…evidence of widespread pediatric transmission has failed to emerge”
eurosurveillance.org/content/10.280…
June 2020: “…no evidence of transmission from mildly ill, afebrile children to their caregivers despite prolonged positivity…”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp…
6/16
June 2020: Children were 47%-61% less likely to be infectious compared with adults in the same household.
journals.lww.com/pidj/Abstract/…
June 2020: viral load at the initial sample collection was significantly higher in adults than in children
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
June 2020: Children were 47%-61% less likely to be infectious compared with adults in the same household.
journals.lww.com/pidj/Abstract/…
June 2020: viral load at the initial sample collection was significantly higher in adults than in children
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
7/16
June 2020: "There are almost no recorded cases of child-to-adult transmission of COVID-19,"
npr.org/2020/06/24/882…
June 2020: The data suggest that children are not the primary drivers of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in schools
academic.oup.com/cid/article/72…
June 2020: "There are almost no recorded cases of child-to-adult transmission of COVID-19,"
npr.org/2020/06/24/882…
June 2020: The data suggest that children are not the primary drivers of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in schools
academic.oup.com/cid/article/72…
8/16
July 2020: Closure or not of schools had no measurable impact on the number of confirmed cases in school-aged children
folkhalsomyndigheten.se/contentassets/…
August 2020: while kids become infected by Covid, they do not appear to transmit infection to others.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
July 2020: Closure or not of schools had no measurable impact on the number of confirmed cases in school-aged children
folkhalsomyndigheten.se/contentassets/…
August 2020: while kids become infected by Covid, they do not appear to transmit infection to others.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
9/16
August 2020: ‘Pupils pose little risk of spreading Covid’
thetimes.co.uk/article/pupils…
August 2020: The spread of Covid during a period of lock-down... was particularly low in children. Accordingly, it is unlikely that children have boosted the pandemic.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
August 2020: ‘Pupils pose little risk of spreading Covid’
thetimes.co.uk/article/pupils…
August 2020: The spread of Covid during a period of lock-down... was particularly low in children. Accordingly, it is unlikely that children have boosted the pandemic.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
10/16
Sep 2020: “Increased household exposure to young children was associated with a [reduced] risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2.”
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
Oct 2020: Multiple studies show no relationship between School and the spread of covid
npr.org/2020/10/21/925…
Sep 2020: “Increased household exposure to young children was associated with a [reduced] risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2.”
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
Oct 2020: Multiple studies show no relationship between School and the spread of covid
npr.org/2020/10/21/925…
11/16
Oct 2020: exposure to child care... was not associated with elevated risk for Covid transmission to providers.
pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/…
Nov 2020: For adults living with children there is no evidence of an increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
Oct 2020: exposure to child care... was not associated with elevated risk for Covid transmission to providers.
pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/…
Nov 2020: For adults living with children there is no evidence of an increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
12/16
Nov 2020: Schooling did not increase spread to kids or adults during multiple periods of study.
cream-migration.org/publ_uploads/C…
Feb 2021: The infectivity of children was estimated to be 63% (95% CI: [37%, 88%]) relative to that of adults.
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/a…
Nov 2020: Schooling did not increase spread to kids or adults during multiple periods of study.
cream-migration.org/publ_uploads/C…
Feb 2021: The infectivity of children was estimated to be 63% (95% CI: [37%, 88%]) relative to that of adults.
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/a…
13/16
April 2021: Compared with adults, children were less likely to grow virus in culture and had lower viral concentrations.
cmaj.ca/content/193/17…
April 2021: Childcare & educational settings do not play a crucial role in driving the pandemic.
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
April 2021: Compared with adults, children were less likely to grow virus in culture and had lower viral concentrations.
cmaj.ca/content/193/17…
April 2021: Childcare & educational settings do not play a crucial role in driving the pandemic.
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
14/16
June 2021: The study further showed that transmissibility increases with age.
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
July 2021: We found a significant age trend in the secondary attack rates, with the R* going from 0.2 in preschool to 0.6 in high school youth.
journals.lww.com/pidj/Abstract/…
June 2021: The study further showed that transmissibility increases with age.
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
July 2021: We found a significant age trend in the secondary attack rates, with the R* going from 0.2 in preschool to 0.6 in high school youth.
journals.lww.com/pidj/Abstract/…
15/16
Aug 2021: During delta infection rates were lower in children attending school than in the greater population,
fortune.com/2021/08/12/as-…
Sep 2021: Teachers and their households were not found to be at increased risk of hospital admission with covid
bmj.com/content/374/bm…
Aug 2021: During delta infection rates were lower in children attending school than in the greater population,
fortune.com/2021/08/12/as-…
Sep 2021: Teachers and their households were not found to be at increased risk of hospital admission with covid
bmj.com/content/374/bm…
16/16
“…the younger the children, the less significant the role they play in spreading the virus. This applies… to the more contagious virus variants…”
rivm.nl/en/coronavirus…
Sep 2021: Young index cases were 74% less likely than adults to spread
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
“…the younger the children, the less significant the role they play in spreading the virus. This applies… to the more contagious virus variants…”
rivm.nl/en/coronavirus…
Sep 2021: Young index cases were 74% less likely than adults to spread
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
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