Children May Have Reduced Susceptibilities to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Than Adults

In a meta-analysis published in the JAMA on September 25, 2020, there is preliminary evidence that children and adolescents have lower susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, with an odds ratio of 0.56 for being an infected contact compared with adults.

However, this study provides no information on the infectivity of children, and the role that children play in the transmission of this coronavirus remains unclear.