Children and teenagers are less likely to become infected with coronavirus, as only 1% of patients with the dangerous virus are children and adolescents, experts from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) reported.
The Chinese doctors have analyzed 70K cases of coronavirus recorded before February 11. According to their results, coronavirus is less dangerous for children and adolescents younger than 19.
Russian doctors agree with their conclusion, also noting that the virus so far rarely affects this group. This may have to do with children’s immune system. Senior citizens often have concomitant chronic diseases. As a result, their immune systems are weaker, and they are more often affected by the coronavirus, Izvestia reports.
According to the new statistics, 87% of coronavirus infections affected people aged 30 to 79. Deaths from this virus have occurred in people with chronic conditions. Many people died from their exacerbation.