Older children spread the coronavirus just as much as adults: South Korean study

NEW YORK: In the heated debate over reopening schools, one burning question has been whether and how efficiently children can spread COVID-19 to others.

The new study “is very carefully done, it’s systematic and looks at a very large population,” Jha said. “It’s one of the best studies we’ve had to date on this issue.” Children are also less likely than adults to show symptoms, so the study may have underestimated the number of children who set off the chain of transmission within their households.

Other studies have also suggested that the large number of contacts for school children, who interact with dozens of others for a good part of the day, may cancel out their smaller risk of infecting others. Rivers was a member of a scientific panel that on Wednesday recommended reopening schools wherever possible for disabled children and for those in elementary schools, because those groups have the most trouble learning online. She said the new study does not alter that recommendation.

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