[Evidence summary:] In which settings is SARS-CoV-2 transmitted among the adolescent population? [v1.0]
| dc.contributor.author | National Health Library & Knowledge Service (NHLKS) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-06T10:23:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-06T10:23:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-10-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/630502 | |
| dc.description | Main Points 1. Children and adolescents are susceptible to and can transmit SARS-CoV-2. Incidence of symptomatic infectionincreases with increasing age. Adolescents seem to be more susceptible to becoming infected than younger children. Adolescents also transmit the infection to a greater extent than younger children. 2. Viral loads and the risk of transmission appear to be greater in symptomatic than in asymptomatic individuals. 3. Household contact studies have identified variable rates of transmission from child and adolescent index cases. The variable rates may be related to different community prevalence and mitigation measures, methods of diagnosing secondary cases, timing of sample collection, and levels of adherence to infection control measures in the home. 4. There is limited high-quality evidence to quantify the extent of transmission in early, primary, secondary and tertiary education settings, with a general consensus emerging that the decision to close schools to control the COVID-19 pandemic should be used as a last resort. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) asserts that the benefits of in-person school outweigh the risks in almost all circumstances; and that remote learning highlighted inequities in education, was detrimental to the educational attainment of students of all ages, and exacerbated the mental health crisis among children and adolescents. 5. Decisions about participation in sports and extracurricular activities for children should be made on a case-by-case basis. Factors to consider include the ability to maintain mitigation measures and whether activities increase the risk of transmission. 6. Indoor sports, close contact team sports and intense exercise have been associated with increased transmission. Social gatherings associated with team sports may also increase the risk of transmission. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Health Service Executive | en_US |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus | en_US |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
| dc.subject | INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL | en_US |
| dc.subject | ADOLESCENTS | en_US |
| dc.title | [Evidence summary:] In which settings is SARS-CoV-2 transmitted among the adolescent population? [v1.0] | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2021-10-06T10:23:22Z |
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