The role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV2: updated rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding carriage and transmission potential of SARS-CoV-2 in children is of paramount importance to understand the spread of virus in school and community settings.

Methods

We performed an updated rapid review to investigate the role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. We synthesized evidence for five categories and results are reported narratively.

Results

A total of 33 new studies were included for this review. We did not identify additional studies that reported documented cases of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by children. We identified 15 new studies that demonstrate children's susceptibility and transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 with evidence provided on the chance of being index or secondary cases, the potential of faecal-oral transmission,

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7719356 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature