SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in primary schools in England in June-December, 2020 (sKIDs): an active, prospective surveillance study.
Shamez N Ladhani,Shamez N Ladhani,Frances Baawuah,Joanne Beckmann,Ifeanichukwu O. Okike,Ifeanichukwu O. Okike,Shazaad Ahmad,Joanna Garstang,Andrew Brent,Bernadette Brent,Jemma L Walker,Nick Andrews,Georgina Ireland,Felicity Aiano,Zahin Amin-Chowdhury,Louise Letley,Jessica Flood,Samuel E. I. Jones,Ray Borrow,Ezra Linley,Maria Zambon,John Poh,Vanessa Saliba,Gayatri Amirthalingam,Jamie Lopez Bernal,Kevin E. Brown,Mary Ramsay +26 more
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The COVID-19 Surveillance in School KIDs (sKIDs) study as mentioned in this paper investigated the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in educational settings.About:
This article is published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.The article was published on 2021-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 69 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Blood sampling & Seroconversion.read more
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Physical and mental health 3 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection (long COVID) among adolescents in England (CLoCk): a national matched cohort study
TL;DR: In this article , the authors describe post-COVID symptomatology in a non-hospitalised, national sample of adolescents aged 11-17 years with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with matched adolescents with negative PCR status.
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Physical and mental health 3 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection (long COVID) among adolescents in England (CLoCk): a national matched cohort study
Snehal M Pinto Pereira,Natalia M. Rojas,Kelsey McOwat,Ruth Simmons,Maria Zavala,L O'Mahoney,Isobel Heyman,Elizabeth Whittaker,Terence Stephenson,Roz Shafran,Marta Buszewicz,Trudie Chalder,Esther Crawley,Emma Dalrymple,Bianca De Stavola,Tamsin Ford,Shruti Garg,Malcolm G Semple,Dougal S Hargreaves,Anthony Harnden,Michael Levin,Vanessa J Poustie,Terry Philip Segal,Kishan Sharma,Olivia Swann,Shamez N Ladhani +25 more
TL;DR: Adolescents who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 had similar symptoms to those who tested negative, but had a higher prevalence of single and, particularly, multiple symptoms at the time of PCR testing and 3 months later.
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Should children be vaccinated against COVID-19?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline the points to consider and highlight the complexity of policy decisions on COVID-19 vaccination in this age group and do not argue for or against vaccinating children against COVID19.
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Risk of infection and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among children and adolescents in households, communities and educational settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a review to assess transmission and risks for SARS-CoV-2 in children (by age groups or grades) in community and educational settings compared to adults.
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Indirect effects of the covid-19 pandemic on childhood infection in England: population based observational study
Pierre Périer,Pierre Périer +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors assess the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on hospital admission rates and mortality outcomes for childhood respiratory infections, severe invasive infections, and vaccine preventable disease in England.
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