Immunocompromised children and young people are at no increased risk of severe COVID-19

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016344532100548X

Authors

H. Chappell, R. Patel, C. Driessens, A.W. Tarr, W.L. Irving, P.J. Tighe, H.J. Jackson, T. Harvey-Cowlishaw, L. Mills, M. Shaunak, D. Gbesemete, A. Leahy, J.S. Lucas , S.N. Faust, and H. de Graaf

Published Date

November 14, 2021

Publication

Journal of Infection

Organization

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust (UK)

Key Excerpts

“Methods: From March 2020 to 2021 weekly questionnaires were sent to immunocompromised paediatric patients or their parents. Information, including symptom presentation and SARS-CoV-2 PCR test results, was collected from 1527 participants from 46 hospitals.

Conclusions: This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infections have occurred in immunocompromised children and young people with no increased risk of severe disease. No children died.”

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Topics

aging risk factor,at risk populations,COVID-19,health statistics,risk factors