Mary Wilson
Well-known member
Published: February 10, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00030-4
Sarah Brookman, James Cook, Mark Zucherman, Simon Broughton, Katharine Harman, Atul Gupta
The clinical impact of the new SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1?1.7 on children and young people (aged 18 years or younger) regarding acute respiratory COVID-19 is yet to be fully defined. Media reports of increases in admissions to hospital and more serious illness in children and young people have resulted in public confusion and implicated the B.1.1.7 variant as a more pathogenic infection within this group.[SUP]1[/SUP][SUP], [/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP] This uncertainty has necessitated a public statement from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.[SUP]3[/SUP]
It is important to rapidly clarify the true impact of the second wave on children and young people within the context of a high prevalence of the B.1.1.7 variant, estimated to account for 70% of infections in the London region in January, 2021.[SUP]4
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(21)00030-4/fulltext[/SUP]
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00030-4
Sarah Brookman, James Cook, Mark Zucherman, Simon Broughton, Katharine Harman, Atul Gupta
The clinical impact of the new SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1?1.7 on children and young people (aged 18 years or younger) regarding acute respiratory COVID-19 is yet to be fully defined. Media reports of increases in admissions to hospital and more serious illness in children and young people have resulted in public confusion and implicated the B.1.1.7 variant as a more pathogenic infection within this group.[SUP]1[/SUP][SUP], [/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP] This uncertainty has necessitated a public statement from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.[SUP]3[/SUP]
It is important to rapidly clarify the true impact of the second wave on children and young people within the context of a high prevalence of the B.1.1.7 variant, estimated to account for 70% of infections in the London region in January, 2021.[SUP]4
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(21)00030-4/fulltext[/SUP]