Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

June 29, 2020

COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents in Europe: A Multinational, Multicentre Cohort Study

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  • A cohort study of 582 children with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 across 25 European countries found 25% had pre-existing conditions, 62% were admitted to the hospital, 8% were admitted to the ICU, 4% received mechanical ventilation, and 0.69% (4 children) died (4% symptomatic at end of study).  
  • Significant risk factors for ICU admission included being younger than 1 month (OR 5.06), being male sex (OR 2.12), having a pre-existing medical condition (OR 3.27), and having lower respiratory tract infection symptoms at presentation (OR 10.46).  

Götzinger et al. (2020). COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents in Europe: A Multinational, Multicentre Cohort Study. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30177-2