What The Study Did: In this study of 6,280 households, younger children may have greater risk of transmitting SARS-CoV-2 to caregivers and siblings in the household than older children.
Authors: Sarah A. Buchan, Ph.D., of Public Health Ontario in Toronto, Canada, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2770)
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