Risks of severe Covid-19 in children shown to be very low in largest study yet

The risk of severe illness and death from Covid-19 is very low in children and teenagers, according to comprehensive analyses of public health data, led by researchers including Professor Russell Viner and Dr Joseph Ward (both UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health).

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