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Community-based COVID-19 testing: The importance of understanding the virus’ unique impact on children – Science Daily

Results from community-based COVID-19 testing site found that one in four kids tested positive, with minorities impacted at a higher rate.

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A new study looking at the results of testing children for COVID-19 through a Children’s National Hospital community-based testing site found that one in four patients had a positive test. The findings, reported online Dec. 18 in The Journal of Pediatrics, reinforce that children and young adults are impacted by the virus more than originally believed, and that the continued understanding of their role in transmitting COVID-19 is essential to getting the virus under control.Of the 1,445 patients…

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