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Date Time Share Covid-19: Risks of severe illness in children shown to be very low in largest study yet The risk of severe illness and death from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is extremely low in children and teenagers, according to the most comprehensive analyses of public health data, led by researchers at UCL, University of Bristol, University of York and the University of Liverpool. However, catching Covid-19 increases the likelihood of serious illness in the most vulnerable young people, those with pre-existing medical conditions and severe disabilities. One preprint study , published on the medRxiv server, found that 251 young people aged under 18 in England were admitted to intensive care with Covid-19 during the first year of the pandemic (until the end of February 2021).

City ofUnited kingdomClare smithDr rachel harwood university of liverpoolDepartment for healthProfessor lorna fraser university of yorkUniversity of liverpoolWorld health organisationUniversity of yorkUnited kingdom joint committee on vaccinationDr elizabeth whittaker imperial college londonNational child mortality databaseUniversity of bristolInstitute of child healthJoint committeeSocial care