Is cardiorespiratory disease associated with increased susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 in children?

Cassidy Du BerryThomas SaundersAlissa McMinnShidan TosifShivanthan ShanthikumarMoya VandeleurJoanne HarrisonDavid BurgnerSarath RanganathanNigel CrawfordDanielle Wurzel

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2021)

In this single site data set, rates of pre-existing cardiorespiratory disease were similar in SARS-CoV-2[+] and SARS-CoV-2[-] children. Rates of symptomatic infection were similar between children with and without cardiorespiratory comorbidity. High rates of comorbid cardiac disease were observed among hospitalized children with COVID-19 warranting further research to inform vaccine prioritization.

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