WBUR: Asymptomatic Children Carry Higher COVID-19 Viral Load Than Adults In ICUs, Study Finds
"“children carried very high viral loads in their airway secretions, loads that were higher than adults who are hospitalized for their severe COVID illness.” [Lael Yonker]
With respiratory viruses, in general, a higher viral load means the virus is more likely to pass from one person to another because it’s transmitted through droplets, she says."
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/08/20/children-covid-19-transmission?linkId=98052879&fbclid=IwAR0J01riPnnpppGxQG3QU16-IMZ9mpoXpVq4jAM33Qabut2HkIxJsL-y69Q
With respiratory viruses, in general, a higher viral load means the virus is more likely to pass from one person to another because it’s transmitted through droplets, she says."
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/08/20/children-covid-19-transmission?linkId=98052879&fbclid=IwAR0J01riPnnpppGxQG3QU16-IMZ9mpoXpVq4jAM33Qabut2HkIxJsL-y69Q
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