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Children’s innate immune system protecting them from severe COVID, Melbourne researchers find – ABC News

When Francesca and her family all got COVID during Melbourne’s second wave, she was worried about her children. But as the days went on, she started monitoring…

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Francesca Orsini was preparing to celebrate her daughter’s second birthday when the family received a call from Victoria’s Department of Health, telling them the toddler had tested positive for COVID-19.
Key points:

  • Most children who contract coronavirus do not get seriously ill
  • Researchers studied 28 Melbourne households who were infected or exposed to the virus
  • They found children’s innate immune systems react to the virus in a way not seen in adults

Two-year-old Camilla was the last in the family…

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