At first, by analogy with the flu, the role of children in the spread of Covid-19 was highlighted.
But many studies now tend to show that they actually participate little in the course of the virus.
Two studies, carried out by the Institut Pasteur last April during the first wave in Crépy-en-Valois, are for the moment a case law.
They indicate that the risk of contamination from children to adults is quite low.
“Other work has since been carried out, particularly in Australia and Israel, and has gone in the same direction
,” explains Yazdan Yazdanpanah, head of the infectious disease department at Bichat hospital and member of the Scientific Council.
In addition, children under 11 very rarely develop severe forms of the disease, although a few cases may exist. "
According to the latest epidemiological bulletin from Public Health France, there were 12 children under 14 in intensive care on October 20.
On the purely level
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