Association between vaccinations and clinical manifestations in children with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The infection rate of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children was less than that in adults. However, the underlining reason is not well known.

Methods

Children with COVID-19 were recruited from two Children's Hospitals in Wuhan and Shanghai in this case-control study. The associations of initial symptoms with age, vaccinations of Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG), and influenza and pathogens were determined by Chi-square t-test.

Results

We evaluated 248 confirmed cases, and 56 suspected cases with COVID-19. The median age was 6.82 years old, and 118 cases (38.82%) were girls. Furthermore, 30.26% of all patients were asymptomatic cases. The percentage of asymptomatic cases vaccinated with BCG was not significantly higher than that without BCG vac

SUBMITTER: Liu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7882301 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature