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This week’s expert: Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, Paediatrician, the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
As outlined by Paediatrician, A/Prof Nigel Crawford from the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, in an interview with Dr Harry Nespolon on the Healthed podcast Going Viral.
It is the world-wide experience that children appear to be at low risk of experiencing symptomatic COVID-19. Because of the low numbers, there are still a number of unanswered questions with regard to the transmission and expression of the disease in this population. Many studies are currently underway, but Professor Crawford outlines the current understanding about COVID-19 in children:
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