Children With COVID-19 at Low Risk for Severe Health Issues: International Study

School students return back to school after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, at Glebe Public School in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 18, 2021. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Children aged 17 and younger are at low risk of getting severe health issues, according to an international study examining the risk factors for severe outcomes in children with COVID-19 in 10 countries.

The observational study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open on Jan. 11, involved scientists who followed more than 10,300 pediatric patients at 41 emergency departments in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Singapore, Spain, Italy, New Zealand, Costa Rica, and Paraguay.