Why COVID-19 is less frequent and severe in children: a narrative review.
CONCLUSIONS: These results require an in-depth look. Properties of the immune system including a less vigorous adaptive system beside a preliminary potent innate response and a trained immunity alongside a healthier respiratory system, and their interactions, might protect children against SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, further studies are needed to explore other possible causes of this enigma.
PMID: 32978651 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: World Journal of Pediatrics : WJP - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sinaei R, Pezeshki S, Parvaresh S, Sinaei R Tags: World J Pediatr Source Type: research
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