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Published 19 May, 2020 06:44pm

Some signs children may not transmit virus, UK epidemiologists say

There are tentative signs that children may not spread the novel coronavirus as much as adults, two top epidemiologists said, though they cautioned that the bad news was that human immunity may not last that long, according to Reuters.

“We think that children are less likely to get it so far but it is not certain, we are very certain that children are less likely to have severe outcomes and there are hints that children are less infectious but it is not certain,” said Dr Rosalind Eggo, who is on committees that advise the British government on its infectious disease response.

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