How corona virus affects children

Children are usually vulnerable and are more likely to fall ill frequently than adults. This well-known phenomenon was what initially led to the closing of schools and early childhood centers, for fear that children intermingling would accelerate spread in our society to an extraordinarily rapid pace. But is this actually the case? Children represent only a very small portion of reported COVID-19 patients, with most experiencing fewer symptoms, less severe disease, and a much lower case fatality rate than adults. Siphosihle Mbuli and Gamelihle Bovana speak to Dr Marlin McKay about Covid-19 in children and the dynamics of infection in families.