COVID-19 in New South Wales children during 2021: severity and clinical spectrum.
Phoebe WilliamsArchana KoiralaGemma L SaravanosLaura K LopezCatherine GloverKetaki SharmaTracey WilliamsEmma CareyNadine ShawEmma DickensNeela SitaramJoanne GingPaula BrayNigel W CrawfordBrendan McMullanKristine MacartneyNicholas WoodElizabeth L FultonChristine LauPhillip N BrittonPublished in: The Medical journal of Australia (2022)
Most SARS-CoV-2 infections (Delta variant) in children were asymptomatic or associated with mild disease. Hospitalisation was relatively infrequent, and most common for infants, adolescents, and children with other medical conditions. More children were hospitalised for social than for medical reasons.