Asymptomatic Transmission and the Infection Fatality Risk for COVID-19: Implications for School Reopening

Overview

Journal Clin Infect Dis

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2020 Jun 26

PMID 32584967

Citations 39

Authors

Sten H Vermund

Virginia E Pitzer

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Abstract

Asymptomatic infection occurs for numerous respiratory viral diseases, including influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We seek to clarify confusion in 3 areas: age-specific risks of transmission and/or disease; various definitions for the COVID-19 "mortality rate," each useful for specific purposes; and implications for student return strategies from preschool through university settings.

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