Susceptibility and infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 in children versus adults, by variant (wild-type, alpha, delta): A systematic review and meta-analysis of household contact studies.
Olalekan Abdulrahman UthmanFrederik Plesner LyngseSeun AnjorinBarbara HauerSeran HakkiDiego A MartinezYang GeJakob JonnerbyCathinka Halle JulinGary LinAjit LalvaniJulika LossKieran J MadonLeonardo MartinezLisbeth Meyer NæssKathleen R PageDiana PrietoAnna Hayman RobertsonYe ShenJuliane WurmUdo BuchholzPublished in: PloS one (2024)
When considering the potential role of children and adolescents, variant-specific susceptibility, infectiousness, age group and overall transmissibility need to be assessed.