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First name
Shana
Last name
Godfred-Cato
    Description
    Scientific peer-reviewed publication
    Description/abstract

    What is already known about this topic? Children aged <10 years can transmit SARS-CoV-2 in school settings, but less is known about COVID-19 incidence, characteristics, and health outcomes among school-aged children (aged 5–17 years) with COVID-19. What is added by this report? Since March, 277,285 COVID-19 cases in children have been reported. COVID-19 incidence among adolescents aged 12–17 years was approximately twice that in children aged 5–11 years. Underlying conditions were more common among school-aged children with severe outcomes related to COVID-19. Weekly incidence, SARS-CoV-2 test volume, and percentage of tests positive among school-aged children varied over time and by region of the United States. What are the implications for public health practice? It is important for schools and communities to monitor multiple indicators of COVID-19 among school-aged children and layer prevention strategies to reduce COVID-19 disease risk for students, teachers, school staff, and families. These results can provide a baseline for monitoring trends and evaluating mitigation strategies.

    Publication Language
    English
    Free Keywords
    Policy measures
    Topics
    Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases » Covid-19;
    Policy » Adherence/ compliance to measure
    ISSN Number
    0149-2195, 1545-861X
    Access rights to the publication
    Closed access
    Country(ies)
    Country outside Europe
    Policy measure
    Measures
    Journal
    MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
    Publisher
    Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office
    Year of Publication
    2020
    Volume
    69
    Issue
    39
    Pages
    1410-1415
    Corresponding author
    Rebecca T. Leeb
    Contact e-mail
    RLeeb@CDC.gov
    Contact info (address)

    CDC COVID-19 Response Team