‘Children have similar antibody exposure as adults’
The Hindu
They had community exposure, says Soumya Swaminathan
“Children have the same percentage of antibody exposure that adults have. We had shut schools saying children should not be exposed to the virus, but there has been community exposure since they have been doing other activities. Children have been going to malls, they have been playing outside, and are around their family,” said Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO.
“This is why organisations such as UNICEF and WHO have emphasised this and said that due to schools specifically, there is not much chance of infection spreading,” Dr. Soumya said.
She was speaking on the sidelines of “Every Child A Scientist” programme at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation on Sunday.
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