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> children ... are likely to already have naturally acquired immunity Can you explain how you have come to that understanding? And further, why are children no

• onlyrealcuzzo 5y ago
  The older you are, the more likely Covid is to kill you [1]. > Compared with 18- to 29-year-olds, the rate of death is four times higher in 30- to 39-year-olds, and 600 times higher in those who are 85 years and older. (In the table, a rate of 1x indicates no difference compared to the 18- to 29-year-old age category.) [1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/investigations-discovery/hospitalization-death-by-age.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/investi...
  • criticaltinker 5y ago
    Yes, data shows that the infection fatality rate is very low for children. Adding to that, evidence suggests that the vast majority (65% - 95%) of infections in children are asymptomatic [1]. Overall this implies that many children have or will obtain naturally acquired immunity. [1] Estimating the asymptomatic proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the general population: Analysis of nationwide serosurvey data in the Netherlands https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00768-y https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00768-y