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“So far we know that in children and adolescents up to the age of 20, only 20% of them have symptoms. Another large study shows that children under the age of 10 are infected and transmit the virus twice as little. That does not mean it does not happen. This is not the case for children over 10 years old, “explained virologist Prof. Radostina Alexandrova from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on the air of” NOVA Week “.
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According to her, children are one of the most serious transmitters of other respiratory viruses and it was quite logical that the same would happen with the coronavirus. Quite extensive studies have been done, but they are still insufficient. For example, a study from Wuhan shows that a large proportion of children have been infected at home by their parents.
“There is still a lot of research to be done on children. Experts warn that young children have more contact in school and this could end the positive effect of being smaller distributors,” Alexandrova said.
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The virologist cites a study that found that children under the age of 5 contained much more viral RNA in the upper respiratory tract than adults. According to her, the results of the studies that are emerging are interesting.
“The fate of a school depends largely on the spread of the virus in that place and community. It is quite possible that in one place the situation is one and in another, completely different. One of the most important measures is to avoid mixing classes and flows. This is a very dynamic situation and will be decided separately for each one, “Alexandrova said.
He believes that the situation should not be generalized nor should the school be separated from the entire community.
See the whole conversation with Prof. Radostina Alexandrova in the video.
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