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No discernable difference in SARS-CoV-2 viral loads of young children versus older children and adults – News-Medical.Net
Sharline Madera et al. , in a recent medRxiv* preprint paper, show a detailed investigation of viral nucleic acid among young children and adults, involving over 5,000 cases confirmed by RT-PCR (Reverse Transcriptase – Polymerase Chain Reaction) assay.
It is essential to understand the role of children in the transmission of the virus during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Notably, it is found there is no difference in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral loads in young children and older children or adults when positive cases were tested for viral genes using RT-PCR.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still prevalent worldwide, and the role of children in spreading the virus is still not exact…
