First COVID-19 lockdown resulted in most respiratory viruses disappearing among hospitalised children, with the exception of rhinoviruses.

Raffaella NennaLuigi MateraAlessandra PierangeliGiuseppe OlivetoAgnese ViscidoLaura PetrarcaDomenico Paolo La ReginaEnrica MancinoGreta Di MattiaAlberto VillaniFabio Midulla

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2022)

Pandemic measures dramatically reduced childhood respiratory infections, particularly RSV, but were less effective at reducing rhinoviruses.

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