About The Study: Results of this study using data from the start of the pandemic through fall 2020 indicate that in 16 of the 19 states examined, the incidence rate and relative risk of COVID-19 infection from wild-type SARS-CoV-2 were significantly greater in adolescents and youth than in older adults.
Authors: Barbara Rumain, Ph.D., of New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22126)
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