I gave myself 10 minutes to debunk this. It took me 12. Here it is:
“Despite the value of the study by Han et al,13 there are limitations that leave important remaining knowledge gaps that are ripe for investigation. The first limitation is due to qualitative molecular detection methods, which are the standard clinical approach for testing of nasopharyngeal swab specimens. Qualitative positive or negative findings for molecular detection of virus may not necessarily correlate with infectivity. Sensitive molecular detection methods may detect viable, infective virus but also nonviable or fragments of RNA with no capability for transmission. “
Yup. Couldn’t tell if it was live virus kids were shedding, or dead fragments because their little immune systems kicked covid’s butt and spit out the pieces. I suspect the latter.
They didn’t attempt to culture any virus, to see if it was live or dead.
More BS.
Two Washington-based scientists made the discovery by analyzing South Korean kids...
so much deception. the Washington-based scientists merely wrote a “commentary” or “editorial” based on a S. Korean “study”...
some of the questions at the link:
28 Aug: PR Newswire: Children with no COVID-19 symptoms may shed virus for weeks
Invited commentary raises questions about pediatric transmission
News provided by Children’s National Hospital
But many questions remain about the significance of the pediatric population as vectors for this sometimes deadly disease, according to an invited commentary by Children’s National Hospital doctors that accompanies this new study published online Aug. 28, 2020 in JAMA Pediatrics. The commissioned editorial, written by Roberta L. DeBiasi, M.D., M.S., chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Meghan Delaney, D.O., M.P.H., chief of the Division of Pathology and Lab Medicine, provides important insight on the role children might play in the spread of COVID-19 as communities continue to develop public health strategies to reign in this disease.
The study that sparked this commentary focused on 91 pediatric patients followed at 22 hospitals throughout South Korea...
However, the commentary authors say, despite these important findings, the study raises several questions. One concerns the link between testing and transmission. A qualitative “positive” or “negative” on testing platforms may not necessarily reflect infectivity, with some positives reflecting bits of genetic material that may not be able to make someone sick or negatives reflecting low levels of virus that may still be infectious...
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/children-with-no-covid-19-symptoms-may-shed-virus-for-weeks-301120563.html