SARS-CoV-2 may infect kids and adults at similar rates, although the former are much more likely to be asymptomatic, according to a study today in JAMA Network Open.The analysis included 13 students and 32 adults who attended, had a child attend, or worked at an elementary school in Liege, Belgium, and contracted COVID-19.A team led by Liege University Hospital researchers tested a volunteer sample of 118 parents and school staff and 63 children for COVID-19 each week from Sep 21 to Dec 31, 2020.
Participants who tested positive were asked to complete a questionnaire about symptom onset and duration.Students were 5 to 13 years old (average, 8.6 years), and adults were 30 to 59 years (average, 42.5 years).