Surge in SARS-CoV-2 transmission in school-aged children and household contacts, England, August to October 2021

Easing of COVID-19 restrictions in England in the summer of 2021 was followed by a sharp rise in cases among school-aged children. Weekly rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in primary and secondary school children reached 733.3 and 1,664.7/100,000 population, respectively, by week 39 2021. A surge in hou...

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Autores principales: Chudasama, Dimple Y, Tessier, Elise, Flannagan, Joe, Leeman, David, Webster, Harriet, Demirjian, Alicia, Falconer, Catherine, Thelwall, Simon, Kall, Meaghan, Saliba, Vanessa, Ramsay, Mary, Dabrera, Gavin, Lamagni, Theresa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2021
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8641067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34857070
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.48.2101019
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Sumario:Easing of COVID-19 restrictions in England in the summer of 2021 was followed by a sharp rise in cases among school-aged children. Weekly rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in primary and secondary school children reached 733.3 and 1,664.7/100,000 population, respectively, by week 39 2021. A surge in household clusters with school-aged index cases was noted at the start of the school term, with secondary cases predominantly in children aged 5–15 years and adults aged 30–49 years.

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