- A recent Children’s Hospital of Chicago study found that infected children have at least as much coronavirus in their noses and throats as infected adults.
- Children younger than 5 may host up to 100x as much coronavirus in their upper respiratory systems as adults.
- However, the study examined genetic pieces of coronavirus (not the live virus) and children with mild symptoms (cough, fever).
- While it remains uncertain if children can pass on the virus, these new findings complicate re-opening schools.
