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Most US kids have caught the coronavirus, antibody survey finds

Study shows that infections in very young children doubled during the Omicron wave.
  1. Smriti Mallapaty
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Roughly two in every three children aged between one and four years old in the United States have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to a nationwide analysis1. Infections in that age group increased more than in any other during the Omicron wave, which researchers say demonstrates the variant’s high transmissibility.

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Nature 605, 207 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01231-y

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  1. Clarke, K. E. N. et al. Preprint at https://ssrn.com/abstract=4092074 (2022).

  2. Wang, L. et al. JAMA Pediatr. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0945 (2022).

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