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. 2021 Jul 14;29(7):1040-1042.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.06.015.

Children and SARS-CoV-2

Dusan Bogunovic  1 , Miriam Merad  2
Affiliations

Children and SARS-CoV-2

Dusan Bogunovic et al. Cell Host Microbe. .

Abstract

A previously immune-naive world population is experiencing natural infection with SARS-CoV-2. Severe COVID-19 predominantly impacts adults, yet multisystem inflammatory disorder primarily impacts children. Herein, we discuss known clinical and biological features of SARS-CoV-2 in children and reflect on currently identified immune features and discuss what remains unknown.

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