SARS-CoV-2 transmission, the ambiguous role of children and considerations for the reopening of schools in the fall

Future Microbiol. 2020 Sep:15:1201-1206. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0195. Epub 2020 Sep 3.

Abstract

Tweetable abstract The reopening of schools in the fall entails risks given the controversies in pediatric COVID-19 pathogenesis and the ambiguous role of children in transmission.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; children; novel coronavirus; pediatric cases; reopening; schools; transmission.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Aerosols
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Child
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
  • Psychological Distance*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Schools*
  • Students

Substances

  • Aerosols