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Jun 25, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
New Research—First Europe-wide study of 582 children & adolescents confirms #COVID19 predominately causes mild disease and fatalities are very rare (4 deaths, <1%).

thelancet.com/journals/lanch… This #ptbnet study primarily captured data from children & adolescents who were seen or managed within the hospital setting, and so the study population is likely to primarily represent individuals at the more severe end of the disease spectrum of #COVID19