Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Children Within the 12 Months Following Mild COVID-19: Insights From a Survey Study.
Costanza Di ChiaraRiccardo BoracchiniAnna CantaruttiFatima KakkarAndrea OlettoAndrea PadoanDaniele DonàCarlo GiaquintoPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2024)
Understanding the correlation between immune response and protection from COVID-19 will play a pivotal role in predicting the effectiveness of vaccines in children. We studied SARS-CoV-2 reinfection risk in children 12 months post-mild COVID-19. Children under 5 years old exhibited lower reinfection risk than older infected or vaccinated siblings during 12 months postimmunization.