Pediatric household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection

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This study suggests that younger children are more likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to older children, and the highest odds of transmission was observed for children aged 0-3 years. Differential infectivity of pediatric age groups has implications for infection prevention controls within households, as well as schools/childcare, to minimize risk of household secondary transmission.

Medrxiv preprint

 

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** This post was originally published on April 1, 2021 **