Under-18s have accounted for just 2% of hospitalized COVID-19 cases and less than 0.1% of all deaths in the United States, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The bottom line here is that children get sick and die from COVID-19 far less often than adults do, though that does not mean they are immune.ADVERTISEMENT As of July 15, the CDC had reported 342 cases and six deaths — a death rate of under 2%. The average age was eight-years-old, and 70% of cases occurred among either Hispanic or Black children.The next question is, are children major drivers of viral transmission? This breaks down into two parts: 1) How easily do they become infected? 2) How much do they spread the virus once they have it?
Similar surveys carried out in Spain, Italy and Switzerland all had similar results, finding children accounted for a far smaller proportion of infections compared to adults.In the U.S., top infectious diseases official Anthony Fauci is leading a study into the question of infection and transmission rates among children and adults, with results expected by December.This is perhaps the most pressing question as authorities consider when and how to reopen schools.
Since this genetic material causes the virus to grow in labs, the authors suggested that children are probably important drivers of transmission.Another way of approaching the problem is through the lens of epidemiology — that is, what happened in real life?
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