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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Eurosurveillance, 48(26), 2021

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2021.26.48.2101019

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Surge in SARS-CoV-2 transmission in school-aged children and household contacts, England, August to October 2021

Journal article published in 2021 by Dimple Y. Chudasama, Elise Tessier, Joe Flannagan, David Leeman, Harriet Webster ORCID, Alicia Demirjian, Catherine Falconer, Simon Thelwall, Meaghan Kall, Vanessa Saliba, Mary Ramsay, Gavin Dabrera, Theresa Lamagni
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Abstract

Easing of COVID-19 restrictions in England in the summer of 2021 was followed by a sharp rise in cases among school-aged children. Weekly rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in primary and secondary school children reached 733.3 and 1,664.7/100,000 population, respectively, by week 39 2021. A surge in household clusters with school-aged index cases was noted at the start of the school term, with secondary cases predominantly in children aged 5–15 years and adults aged 30–49 years.