Eurosurv. Surge in SARS-CoV-2 transmission in school-aged children and household contacts, England, August to October 2021

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• Dimple Y Chudasama[SUP]1[/SUP] , Elise Tessier[SUP]1[/SUP] , Joe Flannagan[SUP]1[/SUP] , David Leeman[SUP]1[/SUP] , Harriet Webster[SUP]1[/SUP] , Alicia Demirjian[SUP]1,2,3[/SUP] , Catherine Falconer[SUP]4[/SUP] , Simon Thelwall[SUP]1[/SUP] , Meaghan Kall[SUP]1[/SUP] , Vanessa Saliba[SUP]5[/SUP] , Mary Ramsay[SUP]5[/SUP] , Gavin Dabrera[SUP]1[/SUP] , Theresa Lamagni[SUP]1 [/SUP]

Easing of COVID-19 restrictions in England in the summer of 2021 was followed by a sharp rise in cases among school-aged children. Weekly rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in primary and secondary school children reached 733.3 and 1,664.7/100,000 population, respectively, by week 39 2021. A surge in household clusters with school-aged index cases was noted at the start of the school term, with secondary cases predominantly in children aged 5–15 years and adults aged 30–49 years.

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https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.48.2101019#html_fulltext

 

[sharon sanders]

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