Chennai: Children under the age of five have between 10 and 100 times greater levels of genetic material of the coronavirus in their noses compared to older children and adults, a latest study has said.
Authors of the study in JAMA Pediatrics said this meant that young children might be important drivers of Covid-19 transmission within communities — a suggestion at odds with the current prevailing narrative.
The paper comes at a time when the administration of US President Donald Trump is pushing hard for schools and daycare to reopen in order to kickstart the economy.