Letter to the Editor| Volume 83, ISSUE 1, e34-e36, July 01, 2021

Lower household transmission rates of SARS-CoV-2 from children compared to adults

Published:April 27, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2021.04.022
Lower household transmission rates of SARS-CoV-2 from children compared to adults
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      Lockdown measures such as closure of businesses, public offices, schools, and entertainment areas as well as face masks mandates, and social distancing effectively reduce SARS-CoV-2-transmission in public space. The question remains what happens in private households. We have read with interest the recent letter by Wang et al.
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      Publication History

      Published online: April 27, 2021
      Accepted: April 20, 2021

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2021.04.022

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