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In this systematic review and meta-analysis including 32 studies, children and adolescents younger than 20 years had 44% lower odds of secondary infection with SARS-CoV-2 compared with adults 20 years and older; this finding was most marked in those younger than 10 to 14 years. Data were insufficient to conclude whether transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by children is lower than by adults.
Racism, Not Race, Drives Inequity Across the COVID-19 Continuum
R Khazanchi et al, JAMA Network Open, September 25, 2020
Researchers must interrogate structural racism and its sociopolitical consequences as a root cause of the racial health disparities we observe.8 Short-term and long-term interventions to ameliorate health inequity must address the synergistic interactions of clinical and structural risk conditions, including compounding spillover effects.
Risk factors for mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID
D Incerti et al, MEDRXIV, September 24, 2020

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