When it comes to COVID-19, why do some infected children become severely ill while others have no symptoms at all? Why does the virus tend to hit adults harder than kids?
And what role do little ones play in spreading the virus? Those are the mysteries Alberta researchers hope to help solve with a new study based in Calgary. “We want to better understand how contagious children are, precisely how the virus is affecting their young bodies and how children develop immunity against COVID-19,” the University of Calgary’s Dr.
Jim Kellner said in a news release. Experts in infectious diseases, immunology, virology, genomics and public health will work together to study the immune response of Alberta children who were tested for the virus.