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Children make up 1-2% of all #coronavirus cases.
They are at ~0% risk of being hospitalized and have 1 in ~2 million. chance of dying .
They have a ~0% chance of spreading the virus.
The evidence is mounting: 23 stories / studies
Children make up 1-2% of all #coronavirus cases.
They are at ~0% risk of being hospitalized and have 1 in ~2 million. chance of dying .
They have a ~0% chance of spreading the virus.
The evidence is mounting: 23 stories / studies
1) First one most people saw that raised eyebrows: A 9 year-old who attended three different ski schools in Haute-Savoie, France came in contact with 172 people and spread to no one (even though 65% of those people did catch other viruses) https://www.france24.com/en/20200420-french-case-raises-questions-over-coronavirus-child-spread">https://www.france24.com/en/202004...
2) This link is a study from the Netherlands where they were unable to isolate a single case having originated from a subject under the age of 18. https://www.rivm.nl/en/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/children-and-covid-19">https://www.rivm.nl/en/novel-...
3) Experts fail to find a single case of children passing virus to adults https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/experts-fail-to-find-a-single-case-of-children-passing-virus-to-adults-20200430-p54ohi.html">https://www.smh.com.au/world/eur...
4) Australia: Same story with the additional detail that researchers recognize that these are the SAME findings that OTHER researchers around the world are finding. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/children-may-not-be-coronavirus-super-spreaders-australian-study-1.4923748">https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/co...
5) l& #39;Institut Pasteur study found no significant spread from students to teachers (For over 125 years, Institut Pasteur has been at the forefront of basic and biomedical research) https://www.pasteur.fr/en/press-area/press-documents/covid-19-primary-schools-no-significant-transmission-among-children-students-teachers">https://www.pasteur.fr/en/press-...
6) Iceland tested more than 25% of their population and found 0 cases of children spreading it to adults. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/icelandic-study-we-have-not-found-a-single-instance-of-a-child-infecting-parents/">https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/ic...
7) The Swiss don& #39;t even test kids anymore because they follow the science. https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/11403257-les-tests-de-depistage-du-covid-19-chez-les-enfants-pourraient-etre-reduits.html">https://www.rts.ch/info/suis...
8) Grandparents can hug their children in Switzerland! Hugging faceSmiling face with heart-shaped eyesFlag of Switzerland 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ€" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đšđ" title="Flagge der Schweiz" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Schweiz"> https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/grandparents-can-safely-hug-under-10s-say-swiss-20200429-p54o9r.html">https://www.smh.com.au/world/eur...
9) Italians: You can-a hugga you kidzagain People hugging Hugging face the video just as good with the sound off https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ€" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht"> https://news.sky.com/video/coronavirus-italy-moment-girl-hugs-her-grandparents-as-lockdown-eased-11983061">https://news.sky.com/video/cor...
10) âThere has been no significant increase in coronavirus infections after schools in 22 EU countries were reopened, EU education ministers heard at a video conference on Mondayâ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/18/no-coronavirus-spike-found-re-opening-schools-22-eu-countries/amp/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020...
11) A month later, same story in https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ©đ°" title="Flagge von DĂ€nemark" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von DĂ€nemark">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đłđŽ" title="Flagge von Norwegen" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Norwegen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ©đȘ" title="Flagge von Deutschland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Deutschland">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŠđč" title="Flagge von Ăsterreich" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Ăsterreich">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ«đ·" title="Flagge von Frankreich" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Frankreich">Flag of Denmark Flag of Norway Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of France no spike in cases at the time of this article nor another month later... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/10/european-school-reopeningsreduce-virus-concerns-for-most-312595">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...
12) Schools in Europe and Asia largely avoid Covid break out https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/schools-reopening-coronavirus/2020/07/10/865fb3e6-c122-11ea-8908-68a2b9eae9e0_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/eur...
13) Children are not COVID-19 super spreaders: time to go back to school https://adc.bmj.com/content/105/7/618.long">https://adc.bmj.com/content/1...
14) âOur results point toward a low incidence of severe illness due to COVID-19 among Swedish children, even though day care centres and primary schools remained open.â https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apa.15432#.XvBjq2XIjdc.twitter">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.11...
15) Ireland. Researchers compared infected children with infected adults.
Despite identifying a total of 722 contacts for the infected children, the study found not a single instance of an infected child passing on the virus. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7268273/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
Despite identifying a total of 722 contacts for the infected children, the study found not a single instance of an infected child passing on the virus. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7268273/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
16) Closures of schools and day-care centres have little effect on coronavirus cases diagnosed among children and young people https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/-/closures-of-schools-and-day-care-centres-have-little-effect-on-coronavirus-cases-diagnosed-among-children-and-young-people">https://thl.fi/en/web/th...
17) Hereâs that really scary moment when Denmark, Norway, Germany sent their kids back to school and nothing happened. And Sweden who never closed https://twitter.com/malkusm/status/1281932581840314368?s=20">https://twitter.com/malkusm/s...
18) German researchers argue children may act as a & #39;brake& #39; on coronavirus infections (makes perfect sense - think about it) https://theweek.com/speedreads/925304/german-researchers-argue-children-may-act-brake-coronavirus-infections">https://theweek.com/speedread...
19) for those wondering about the Korea study, while the New York Times says that evidence was found that children can spread it, unsurprisingly @nytimes lied. It is absolutely false. Thatâs why that said âMAYâ. Itâs THEORY, they didnât actually find evidence of it happening.
And @Mitch___Lowe points another majorly important point that the lying @nytimes fails to mention...THEY WERE UNABLE TO TRACE transmission â yet headlines again are cHiLdRen ArE sUpEr SprEadErs
20) Schools and classrooms do not act as breeding grounds for Covid-19, study says https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/17/schools-classrooms-do-not-act-breeding-grounds-covid-19-study/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020...
21) No known case of teacher catching coronavirus from pupils, says scientist https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-known-case-of-teacher-catching-coronavirus-from-pupils-says-scientist-3zk5g2x6z">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/n...
22) more evidence children *may* PREVENT spread h/t
@NahasNewman a must follow in the literal fight for our kids and vs. scare mongering. https://twitter.com/NahasNewman/status/1287807972446482433?s=20">https://twitter.com/NahasNewm...
@NahasNewman a must follow in the literal fight for our kids and vs. scare mongering. https://twitter.com/NahasNewman/status/1287807972446482433?s=20">https://twitter.com/NahasNewm...
23) This is the accompanying study related to Iceland at number 6. They did GENETIC testing and found zero children vectors. https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2006100?articleTools=true">https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/1...
24) The new Georgia study being used to *prove* children are spreaders? Read this and follow him https://twitter.com/NahasNewman/status/1289286630625296384?s=20">https://twitter.com/NahasNewm...
25) Lancet study predicts the brutal effects on children due to the lockdwon h/t
@MarkChangizi https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1289331045284814848?s=20">https://twitter.com/MarkChang...
@MarkChangizi https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1289331045284814848?s=20">https://twitter.com/MarkChang...
26) NHS treatment delays linked to more child deaths than coronavirus h/t @d_mos77 @Charlotte3003G https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/25/nhs-treatment-delays-linked-child-deaths-coronavirus/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020...
27) According to the CDC children are at 1 in 1,000,000 chance of dying and basically 0 if completely healthy as most kids are https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1289617965449539585?s=20">https://twitter.com/JerryDunl...
28) Why Itâs (Mostly) Safe to Reopen the Schools: Younger children urgently need to get back to their classrooms, and the evidence from Europe shows no wider harms. Itâs more complicated with older students. https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-its-mostly-safe-to-reopen-the-schools-11596812466">https://www.wsj.com/articles/...
29) courtesy of @OBusybody https://twitter.com/OBusybody/status/1292830183259623426?s=20">https://twitter.com/OBusybody...
