Young children with coronavirus may carry 10 to 100 times more of virus than adults: study

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Children under five years of age may harbor up to 100 times as much of the coronavirus in their noses and throats as infected adults and older children, according to a study out of Chicago.

“Our analyses suggest children younger than 5 years with mild to moderate COVID-19 have high amounts of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in their nasopharynx compared with older children and adults,” the researchers stated in the study published in JAMA Pediatrics on Thursday.

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