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The virus goes after the ace2 receptor, which is activated by puberty. Children under 14 can get it, but they get a very mild case because they don't have the
by tomohawk 6y ago
The virus goes after the ace2 receptor, which is activated by puberty. Children under 14 can get it, but they get a very mild case because they don't have the receptors.
- Abishek_Muthian 6y agoI'm not telling children are getting COVID-19, but schools haven't opened in several countries due to COVID-19 unfortunately replies have glossed over that.
- potiuper 6y ago"Children have increased concentration of ACE2 receptors in lung pneumocytes that may have a protective effect on severe clinical manifestations due to SARS-CoV-2 infection." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7113798/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7113798/