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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Say that Young Children in Childcare Centers Can Spread COVID-19

Highlights

  • The role of children in spreading SARS-CoV-2 has become a point of contention, with President Trump and White House adviser Scott Atlas, MD, respectively, claiming without evidence that children are “virtually immune” or “almost never” spread the virus

  • In 3 outbreaks in childcare centers in Utah, the children with infections had mild to no symptoms, and 2 of the children without symptoms likely transmitted severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to parents, other family members, and possibly their teachers, said the report, which was published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

  • The CDC report authors noted that research has shown that school-aged children can transmit SARS-CoV-2 within school settings, little information has been available about transmission of the virus from younger children, in childcare facilities

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Introduction

The role of children in spreading SARS-CoV-2 has become a point of contention, with President Trump and White House adviser Scott Atlas, MD, respectively, claiming without evidence that children are “virtually immune” or “almost never” spread the virus. Young children can contract coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at childcare facilities and spread the virus to other close contacts, according to findings from a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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