Children arrive for class on the first day of school reopening on Dec. 7, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) JACKSON, Miss. - Children are more at risk of contracting the coronavirus at a social gathering than in a classroom or childcare setting, according to a study released by the University of Mississippi Medical Center.The study, conducted in partnership with U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was featured in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Dec. 18 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Researchers surveyed patients younger than 18 who had tested positive for the virus in emergency departments and outpatient health facilities during September,.