Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 After COVID-19 Screening and Mitigation Measures for Primary School Children Attending School in Liege, Belgium.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Recent data suggest a relatively low incidence of COVID-19 among children. The possible role that children attending primary school may play in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 remains poorly understood.

Objective

To gain a better understanding of the possible role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study was conducted from September 21 to December 31, 2020, in a primary school in Liège, Belgium, among a volunteer sample of 181 children, parents, and school employees.

Exposures

Participants were tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection once a week for 15 weeks through throat washing, performed with 5 mL of saline and collected in a sterile tube after approximately 30 seconds of gargling. Quan

SUBMITTER: Meuris C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8511974 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature