Posted on 08/28/2020 9:07:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Children can carry coronavirus in their noses for up to three weeks, according to a study from South Korea.
Earlier studies have found the vast majority of children with the virus have mild or no symptoms.
But these findings shed light on the unresolved question of how likely children are to spread the virus to others.
The study emphasises the continuing role of social distancing and good hygiene as children go back to school.
The president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Prof Russell Viner explains there are three separate, but linked questions about children and Covid-19:
* Do children get the virus?
* How severely do they get the virus?
* Do they pass it on to others?
While we know for sure that children can catch the virus, Prof Viner says data from antibody blood tests suggest they may be less susceptible to catching it than adults - particularly children under the age of 12.
And scientists are very confident that children are less likely to become ill than adults even if they do catch it, with many not showing any symptoms at all. That's what the British study, published on Friday, confirms.
The third question is the one we know least about, and it's this the South Korean study attempts to address.
What does the South Korean study say?
The study, based on 91 children, found that even among those with few or no symptoms, virus could be found in their swabs as much as three weeks later.
The fact they had detectable virus in their noses, the authors concluded, suggested they were capable of passing it on.
Because of the way South Korea tested, traced and isolated cases, even those without symptoms, it is uniquely placed to look at this group.
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Fauxcy really don’t know squat about this virus.
At its root, the China virus sickness seems to be a manifestation of vitamin and nutrient deficiency with general unhealthiness.
Is anyone advocating deliberately exposing children to the virus while they are young, so they will have immunity when they are old?
Hubby’s niece is a hospital nurse, her hubby a firefighter, all they had was sense of taste loss, whereas there 9 yr old daughter nearly died.
GA, TN child cases are shutting down schools to virtual school. Over 4000 in GA.
Next to the french fries.
The key statements:
1. “Just because virus is found in a child’s nose does not definitively prove they are transmitting it at the same rate as adults.
2. Prof Calum Semple said: “The presence of the virus genetic material in swabs in the respiratory tract need not equate with transmission, particularly in people who do not have important symptoms such as cough and sneeze.”
The second statement is a key corollary to the 1st. People without symptoms are not performing the key symptoms that are most responsible for spreading the virus.
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