Annabel A Powell

Mar 1, 2024 | journalofinfection.com | Annabel A Powell |Alexander C. Dowell |Paul Moss |Shamez N Ladhani

AbstractChildren have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite evidence of a very low risk of severe disease, children were subjected to extensive lockdown, restriction and mitigation measures, including school closures, to control the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 in most parts of the world. In this review we summarise the UK experience of COVID-19 in children four years into the largest and longest pandemic of this century.