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Widespread Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant from Children, South Korea, 2022.


ABSTRACT: The role that children play in the transmission of the omicron variant is unclear. Here we report an outbreak that started in young children attending various pediatric facilities, leading to extensive household transmission that affected 75 families with 88 confirmed case-patients in 3 weeks. Tailored social and public health measures directed towards children and pediatric facilities are warranted with the emergence of highly transmissible omicron variant to mitigate the impact of coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19).

SUBMITTER: Park E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151225 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Widespread Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant from Children, South Korea, 2022.

Park Eunkyung E   Choi So Young SY   Lee Shinyoung S   Kim Miyoung M   Lee Kyusug K   Lee Seonju S   Yoon Sunyoung S   Kim Nahyoung N   Oh Won Sup WS   Kim Eunmi E   Kim Bryan Inho BI   Song Jin Su JS  

Yonsei medical journal 20230501 5


The role that children play in the transmission of the omicron variant is unclear. Here we report an outbreak that started in young children attending various pediatric facilities, leading to extensive household transmission that affected 75 families with 88 confirmed case-patients in 3 weeks. Tailored social and public health measures directed towards children and pediatric facilities are warranted with the emergence of highly transmissible omicron variant to mitigate the impact of coronavirus  ...[more]

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