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A case-ascertained study found that children 3 years and younger were less likely than other children to transmit the virus to household contacts.

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New Canadian research suggests that the transmission of COVID-19 within a household could be more than 50 per cent and that children play a ‘important’ role in its spread through the home.

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Researchers found that, while children transmitted COVID-19 at a lower rate than adults, they still contributed to spread within households.

A study released today indicates that SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) spreads extensively in households, with children being a significant source of that spread. Approximately 50% of household members were infected from the first-infected individual during the study period.

Researchers found that, while children transmitted COVID-19 at a lower rate than adults, they still contributed to spread within households.

The antibody surveillance study “Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from unvaccinated asymptomatic and symptomatic household members with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection” published in CMAJ Open (Canadian Medical Association Journal) included 695 participants from 180 households in Ottawa between September 2020 and March 2021. The study included households with at least one member having had a confirmed COVID-19 infection, and each participating household enrolled had at least one child with...