STUDY: Young Children with CORONAVIRUS May Carry 10 to 100 times More of Virus than Adults

Before the pandemic, kids were known for spreading viruses around, but a new study finds that children under age five may harbor up to 100 times as much of the coronavirus in their noses and throats as infected adults and older children. Published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers write, “Young children can potentially be important drivers of SARS-CoV-2 spread in the general population, as has been demonstrated with respiratory syncytial virus, where children with high viral loads are more likely to transmit.” The findings disprove previous beliefs that children don’t play a major role in transmitting the coronavirus. Here’s the complete story from Fox News.