Ø Children are just as susceptible to COVID infection as adults. However, children with COVID-19 are generally asymptomatic or have less severe manifestations. Ø Children have similar rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection as adults. This discrepancy may be because children are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. This may be attributed to the lesser expression of specific receptors to which this virus binds to enter the host and its immune system.
Ø A U-shaped curve of severity has been demonstrated in children diagnosed with COVID-19 with infants under 1 year of age and adolescents (10–14 years of age) with higher risk of developing severe COVID. Ø Infants might be seriously ill. Older children might develop multi system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) after 2-6 weeks of asymptomatic or symptomatic COVID-19 infection. Ø The most common symptoms are fever (63%) and cough (34%) followed by…
