SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in French 9-year-old children and their parents after the first lockdown in 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children have been significantly less affected by COVID-19 than adults and presented with milder and less symptomatic forms of the disease. However, there has been suggestion that children older than 10 years and adolescents exhibits features closer to that of young adults. Most studies combine children in different age-groups and lack sufficient numbers to explore in detail age specificities. We report data on a population-based sample of 2,555 children at the pivotal age of 9 years.

Methods

In April 2020, the participants in two French nationwide cohorts of children, Elfe and Epipage2, were invited to take part into an online survey about Covid related symptoms and family life during the lockdown. A second questionnaire was sent on May 5. This questionnaire al

SUBMITTER: Charles MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10634499 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature