SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 susceptibility and infectiousness of children and adults deduced from investigations of childcare centre outbreaks, Germany, 2021
Euro Surveill. 2021 May;26(21). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.21.2100433.ABSTRACTWe investigated three SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 childcare centre and related household outbreaks. Despite group cohorting, cases occurred in almost all groups, i.e. also among persons without close contact. Children's secondary attack rates (SAR) were similar to adults (childcare centres: 23% vs 30%; p = 0.15; households: 32% vs 39%; p = 0.27); child- and adult-induced household outbreaks also led to similar SAR. With the advent of B.1.1.7, susceptibility and infectiousness of children and adults seem to converge. Public health measures should be revisited accordingly.PMID:34047274 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.21.2100433
Source: Euro Surveill - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anna Loenenbach Inessa Markus Ann-Sophie Lehfeld Matthias An der Heiden Walter Haas Maya Kiegele Andr é Ponzi Barbara Unger-Goldinger Cornelius Weidenauer Helen Schlosser Alexander Beile Udo Buchholz Source Type: research
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