Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adolescents Compared With Adults

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The degree to which children and adolescents are infected by and transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is unclear. The role of children and adolescents in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is dependent on susceptibility, symptoms, viral load, social contact patterns, and behavior.

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Author(s)

  • Russell M. Viner, PhD, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
  • Chris Bonell, PhD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • Rosalind M. Eggo, PhD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

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  • Oliver T. Mytton, PhD, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • G. J. Melendez-Torres, PhD, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
  • Joseph Ward, MBBS, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
  • Lee Hudson, PhD, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
  • Claire Waddington, DPhil, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • James Thomas, PhD, UCL Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom
  • Simon Russell, PhD, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
  • Fiona van der Klis, PhD, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
  • Archana Koirala, MBChB, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • Shamez Ladhani, MD, St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
  • Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, DPhil, Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom
  • Nicholas G. Davies, DPhil, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • Robert Booy, MD, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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