Minimal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from paediatric COVID-19 cases in primary schools, Norway, August to November 2020.

Minimal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from paediatric COVID-19 cases in primary schools, Norway, August to November 2020.
Euro Surveill. 2021 Jan;26(1):
Authors: Brandal LT, Ofitserova TS, Meijerink H, Rykkvin R, Lund HM, Hungnes O, Greve-Isdahl M, Bragstad K, Nygård K, Winje BA
Abstract
An intense debate on school closures to control the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing in Europe. We prospectively examined transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from confirmed paediatric cases in Norwegian primary schools between August and November 2020. All in-school contacts were systematically tested twice during their quarantine period. With preventive measures implemented in schools, we found minimal child-to-child (0.9%, 2/234) and child-to-adult (1.7%, 1/58) transmission, supporting that under 14 year olds are not the drivers of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
PMID: 33413743 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Euro Surveill - January 1, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Brandal LT, Ofitserova TS, Meijerink H, Rykkvin R, Lund HM, Hungnes O, Greve-Isdahl M, Bragstad K, Nygård K, Winje BA Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research