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Zitat von Prof. Ferguson auf "The Guardian" (Coronavirus live news: new variant already in 'great majority if not all' European countries, says expert)
Asked about the possibility of children being more susceptible to the new variant, Prof Ferguson says comparisons with the non-variant show a statistically significant proportion of cases in under-15s.
“Beyond that we know nothing,” he says, adding there could be a number of hypotheses as to why that is the case. He emphasises that while it is a significant shift, it’s “not a huge shift”.
He says outcomes will be examined carefully, with comparisons made between hospitalisation rates (which are rare for children) and overall mortality rates.
Increased infectiousness poses a challenge for maintaining infection control, Prof Ferguson says. If children are found to be more infectious, it will pose a challenge to control measures, including what will be done with schools.