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. 2021 May;5(5):e12-e13.
doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00066-3. Epub 2021 Mar 11.

Children and young people remain at low risk of COVID-19 mortality

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Children and young people remain at low risk of COVID-19 mortality

Sunil S Bhopal et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 May.

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  • Low COVID-19 mortality in Spanish children.
    Tagarro A, García-Salido A, Martínez EV, Vega-Piris L, Mellado MJ. Tagarro A, et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 Jun;5(6):e24-e25. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00125-5. Epub 2021 Apr 15. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021. PMID: 33864769 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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