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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
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
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
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
5) l'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
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/
7) The Swiss don'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
8) Grandparents can hug their children in Switzerland! Hugging faceSmiling face with heart-shaped eyesFlag of Switzerland 
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/grandparents-can-safely-hug-under-10s-say-swiss-20200429-p54o9r.html
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/grandparents-can-safely-hug-under-10s-say-swiss-20200429-p54o9r.html
9) Italians: You can-a hugga you kidzagain People hugging Hugging face the video just as good with the sound off https://news.sky.com/video/coronavirus-italy-moment-girl-hugs-her-grandparents-as-lockdown-eased-11983061
https://news.sky.com/video/coronavirus-italy-moment-girl-hugs-her-grandparents-as-lockdown-eased-11983061
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/
11) A month later, same story in 
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
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
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
13) Children are not COVID-19 super spreaders: time to go back to school https://adc.bmj.com/content/105/7/618.long
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
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/
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/
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
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
18) German researchers argue children may act as a 'brake' on coronavirus infections (makes perfect sense - think about it) https://theweek.com/speedreads/925304/german-researchers-argue-children-may-act-brake-coronavirus-infections
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/
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
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
@NahasNewman a must follow in the literal fight for our kids and vs. scare mongering. https://twitter.com/NahasNewman/status/1287807972446482433?s=20
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
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
25) Lancet study predicts the brutal effects on children due to the lockdwon h/t
@MarkChangizi https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1289331045284814848?s=20
@MarkChangizi https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1289331045284814848?s=20
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/
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
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
