Incidence and Relative Risk of COVID-19 in Adolescents and Youth Compared With Older Adults in 19 US States, Fall 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Adolescents have been thought to be low in susceptibility to COVID-19 compared with older adults. Data regarding incidence and risk of COVID-19 are needed to convey risk of infection and inform prevention messaging, especially because US states such as Florida are recommending against vaccinating individuals ages 5 to 17 years and because more infections among adolescents could signal potentially higher incidence of long COVID.

Objective

To compare incidence rates and relative risk of infection among US adolescents and youth with those of older adults for wild-type SARS-CoV-2.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included persons living in 19 US states that experienced surges from the start of the pandemic through fall 2020. Particip

SUBMITTER: Schneiderman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9287748 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature