Pediatric Hospitalizations After School Reopening During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Alpha (B.1.1.7) Variant Spread: A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study in Israel. (29th January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Friedman, Nir; Levy, Nitai; Kaplan, Or; Padeh, Gabi; Krupik, Danna; Jacob, Ron; Gamsu, Shirly; Weiser, Giora; Cohen, Naama Kuchinski; Schnapp, Zeev; Cohen, Noy; Feldman, Oren; Porat, Danit; Gal, Moran; Gleyzer, Alexandra; Capua, Tali; Klein, Adi; Sharkansky, Livnat; Shilo, Smadar; Grotto, Itamar; Kozer, Eran; Shavit, Itai
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 75:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: e300
• Page End: e302
• Publication Date: 2022-01-29
• Subjects: coronavirus -- pandemic -- school -- opening -- child; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac065
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: This multicenter, cross-sectional study provides evidence on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–associated emergency department visits and hospitalizations in pediatric wards and intensive care units after school reopening during the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant spread in Israel. Study findings suggest that school reopening was not followed by an increase in SARS-CoV-2–related pediatric morbidity.