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In Iceland, they did extensive testing, and genetic tracing of infections. Children infecting other children was extremely rare. In almost all cases, it was a
by tomohawk 6y ago
In Iceland, they did extensive testing, and genetic tracing of infections.
Children infecting other children was extremely rare. In almost all cases, it was adults infecting them.
There was only a single case of a child infecting an adult.
https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/blog/hunting-down-covid-19/ https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/blog/hunting-down-covi...
Now that we have actual experience with the disease, hospitalization rates for children with covid is 5x lower than flu.
As pediatricians have noted, focusing only on covid risks leaves a whole host of other more serious risks with no management.
- tgv 6y agoIceland, of course, has only 360.000 inhabitants.
- bpodgursky 6y agoYes... that's why it was easy to do the tracing. What other point do you think this makes?
- neverartful 6y agoHow big of a sample size do you need to be convinced?
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- tgv 6y ago32 different countries? Iceland doesn't necessarily generalize to denser populations. Even the capital, Reykjavik, has a low population density, 472/km2, whereas New York has over 10,000/km2.
- lemmonii 6y agoHN is feeling more and more like reddit every day. Why is this comment downvoted/flagged? It's the first well sourced scientific information I find in this thread.