Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 prevalence in 1170 asymptomatic Norwegian conscripts – Wiley

1 INTRODUCTION
Current knowledge suggests that children and young adults infected with SARSCoV2 are more often asymptomatic, or have fewer and milder symptoms than older patients.1-3 Moreover, children and teens between 10 and 19years of age may be more likely to spread the virus among family members than adults and younger children.4 Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is mainly performed on symptomatic patients, those in need of hospitalization, patients at risk, and among health care workers….

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