As children are under-represented in current studies aiming to analyse transmission of
SARS-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), their contribution to transmission is unclear. Viral load …

Abstract Background Describing the SARS-CoV-2 viral-load distribution in different patient
groups and age categories. Methods All results from first nasopharyngeal (NP) and …

Previous reports have suggested that children are less affected than adults by SARS-CoV-2.
We analyzed SARS-CoV-2 diagnoses between February 27, 2020, and March 14, 2020 …

Background Regional monitoring of the proportion of the population who have been infected
by SARS-CoV-2 is important to guide local management of the epidemic, but is difficult in the …

INTRODUCTION Although post facto studies have revealed the importance of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from presymptomatic …

Children are strikingly underrepresented in COVID-19 case counts. In the United States,
children represent 22% of the population but only 1.7% of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases as …

Aim The objective of this nationwide study was to investigate the association between SARS-
CoV-2 transmissibility, viral load, and age of primary cases in Danish households …

Background There is limited information on the effect of age on the transmission of SARS-
CoV-2 infection in different settings. Methods We reviewed published studies/data on …

Background Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, children appear largely spared from
the direct effects of disease, suggesting age as an important predictor of infection and …

One of the significant unanswered questions about COVID-19 epidemiology relates to the
role of children in transmission. This study uses data on infections within households in …