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January 25, 2021
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Their Parents in Southwest Germany
A multicenter, cross-sectional study of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among children aged 1-10 years (n=2,482) in Germany and a corresponding parent (n=2,482) found that between April 22 and May 15 2020, the estimated seroprevalence was low in parents (1.8%) and 3-fold lower in children (0.6%). Only two participants (0.04%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Among 56 families…
January 4, 2021
Longitudinal Testing for Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in Day Care Centres in Hesse, Germany
A longitudinal study of children (n=859, age 3 months – 8 years) and staff (n=376) from daycare centers in Germany conducted from June-September 2020 found that detection of either respiratory or gastrointestinal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 RNA was rare in the context of limited community activity and with facility-based infection prevention measures. Of 7,366 buccal mucosa…
December 4, 2020
COVID-19 Lockdown Induces Disease-Mitigating Structural Changes in Mobility Networks
An analysis of the impacts of lockdowns in Germany indicated that reductions in long-distance travel resulted in loss of connectivity between different regions of the country, leading to more locally clustered contact networks and potentially slowing the spatial spread of COVID-19. Using movement data from mobile phones, the authors found that mobility did not decrease…