Are Children and Younger People more Susceptible to the Newer Strains of SARS-CoV-2 than Previous Ones? Current Evidence

The clinical impact of the new SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 on children and young people (aged 18 years or younger) regarding acute respiratory COVID-19 is yet to be fully defined. Media reports of increases in admissions to hospital and more serious illnesses in children and young people have resulte...

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Main Authors: Abu Bashar, Nazia Begam1
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
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Online Access:http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2021;volume=14;issue=5;spage=582;epage=583;aulast=Bashar
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Summary:The clinical impact of the new SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 on children and young people (aged 18 years or younger) regarding acute respiratory COVID-19 is yet to be fully defined. Media reports of increases in admissions to hospital and more serious illnesses in children and young people have resulted in chaos and panic in public and implicated the B.1.1.7 variant as a cause of more pathogenic infection within this group.
ISSN:2589-8302
2589-8310