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13-Year-Old Gave COVID to 11 People Across 4 States During Family Gathering: CDC – Newsweek
The outbreak provides more evidence that children and adolescents can transmit the virus effectively, according to the report.
A 13-year-old girl gave coronavirus to 11 people across four states during a three-week family gathering, according to a CDC report.
The gathering, which involved five households, took place after the teenager had been exposed to the virus during a “large outbreak” in June. Four days later she tested negative for COVID-19, and the family traveled to the gathering with 15 other relatives. Two days later she began experiencing nasal congestion—the only symptom she developed.
The gathering involv…
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