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A new study shows children are half as likely to grow and produce the COVID-19 virus than adults.
The University of Manitoba (UM), pairing with the Cadham Provincial Laboratory, Manitoba Health and Seniors Care and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory, conducted a study to see how children stacked up against adults when it comes to spreading COVID-19.
Dr. Jared Bullard, an associate professor of pediatrics/child health and medical microbiology/infectious diseases at Max Rady College of Medicine with the University of Manitoba says the findings of the study she was the principal investigator of has important public health and clinical implications.
WINNIPEG Three cases of variants of concern have been linked to Collège Miles Macdonell Collegiate, according to Manitoba public health officials. A provincial spokesperson tells CTV News public health investigations have confirmed that the infections were not acquired at the school and that there has been no evidence of in-school transmission. The province said the school will continue to follow established COVID-19 health protocols. A letter was sent to out on Saturday to parents and guardians of students attending the school, warning them that at least one individual with a variant of concern was at the school while they may have been infectious.
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