07-21-2020, 10:08 AM
(07-21-2020, 12:01 AM)akiddoc Wrote: Not necessarily. Daycare aged children catch 6 to 8 viruses a year. They are much more likely to have contracted a recent respiratory virus than an adult. They most likely have higher antibody levels to Coronaviruses than their parents or grandparents, although I don't think much is known about T-cell immunity longevity with these viruses.
The low risk of COVID-19 infection extends to birth. But you are right that if ADE from non-COVID coronaviruses were an issue, you might expect it to be problematic for toddlers and school age kids who have a fair bit of recent exposure no non-COVID-19 coronaviridae.
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