CDC report shows how quickly coronavirus can spread within households, even when the first case is a child.

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People who contract #Covid19 can quickly spread the virus through their households, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday, based on a study of 101 patients in Tennessee and Wisconsin, and 191 of their household contacts.

And “substantial transmission” occurred, whether the first patient was an adult or a child, the researchers found. The transmission rate was high across all racial and ethnic groups.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/30/world/covid-19-coronavirus-updates/cdc-advisers-consider-measures-that-would-provide-early-vaccine-access-to-many-people-of-color?type=styln-key-updates&index=1#new-cdc-report-shows-how-quickly-the-virus-can-spread-within-households-even-when-the-first-case-is-a-child

 

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** This post was originally published on November 1, 2020 **