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. 2020 Apr;25(17):2000596.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.17.2000596.

Temporal rise in the proportion of younger adults and older adolescents among coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases following the introduction of physical distancing measures, Germany, March to April 2020

Edward Goldstein  1 , Marc Lipsitch  1   2
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Temporal rise in the proportion of younger adults and older adolescents among coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases following the introduction of physical distancing measures, Germany, March to April 2020

Edward Goldstein et al. Euro Surveill. 2020 Apr.

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  • Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2020;25(17).
    Eurosurveillance editorial team. Eurosurveillance editorial team. Euro Surveill. 2020 May;25(18):20200507c. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.18.20200507c. Euro Surveill. 2020. PMID: 32400360 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

Using data on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Germany from the Robert Koch Institute, we found a relative increase with time in the prevalence in 15-34 year-olds (particularly 20-24-year-olds) compared with 35-49- and 10-14-year-olds (we excluded older and younger ages because of different healthcare seeking behaviour). This suggests an elevated role for that age group in propagating the epidemic following the introduction of physical distancing measures.

Keywords: COVID-19; age groups; older adolescents; younger adults.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: Dr Lipsitch reports grants from NIH/NIGMS, during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Affinivax, personal fees from Merck, grants and personal fees from Pfizer, grants from PATH Vaccine Solutions, outside the submitted work. Edward Goldstein reports no conflicts of interests.

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