Significantly lower infection fatality rates associated with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) infection in children and young people: Active, prospective national surveillance, January-March 2022, England - 01/04/23
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.01.032
Erjola Hani a, Marta Bertran a, Annabel Powell a, Hannah Williams b, c, Paul Birrell b, d, e, Daniela DeAngelis d, Mary E Ramsay a, Godwin Oligbu a, f, 1, Shamez N Ladhani a, f, 1, ⁎ 
a Immunisation and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
b Joint Modelling Team (JMT), UK Health Security Agency, UK
c Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, SP4 0JG, UK
d MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Cambridge, United Kingdom
e Statistical Modelling and Economics, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, United Kingdom
f Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom
⁎Corresponding author at: 61 Colindale Ave, London NW9 5EQ.61 Colindale AveLondonNW9 5EQ
Bienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
Article gratuit.
Connectez-vous pour en bénéficier!
Highlights |
• | Children and young people (CYP) have a low risk of severe or fatal COVID-19. |
• | The Omicron wave since late 2021 was associated with very low infection rates in CYP. |
• | The infection fatality rate following Omicron infection was 2 per million infections. |
• | Infection fatality rate was 7-fold lower with Omicron than the first pandemic wave. |
• | Most deaths occurred in CYP with severe comorbidities, especially neurodisabilities. |
© 2023
Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 86 - N° 4
P. 397-398 - avril 2023 Retour au numéro
Article précédent
- The association between corticosteroids and aspergillosis among COVID-19 patients
- Yi-Hsin Chang, Ting-Hui Liu, Jheng-Yan Wu, Chih-Cheng Lai
- Application of targeted next generation sequencing technology in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and first line drugs resistance directly from cell-free DNA of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
- Xiaocui Wu, Ruobing Liang, Yanqun Xiao, Huan Liu, Ye Zhang, Yue Jiang, Mengdi Liu, Jianzhong Tang, Wei Wang, Wei Li, Long Hu, Aihua Wang, Fangyou Yu, Han Xia
Bienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.