High SARS-CoV-2 secondary infection rates in households with children in Georgia, United States, Fall 2020—Winter 2021
We demonstrated high household SIRs at the early stages of the pandemic in late 2020 to early 2021 with similar impact on children and adults. The ease of collecting saliva and the detection of asymptomatic infections highlight the advantages of this strategy and potential for scale-up.
Authors
- Kai Nowak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7737-3495)
- Felipe Lobelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-7193)
- Christopher D. Heaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-8495)
- Nora Pisanic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0042-9232)
- Matthew H. Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7974-1933)
- Magdielis Gregory Rivera
- Kate Kruczynski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2702-6265)
- Armand Mbanya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3542-7664)
- Frank Glover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2940-8689)
- Morgan Lane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7744-0851)
- Jessica K. Fairley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4086-9272)
- Robert F. Breiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7099-2936)
- Evan J. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1576-4420)
- Kristoffer Spicer
- Tolulope Ojo-Akosile
- Jasmine Carter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0332-832X)
- Daniel Espinoza
- Brianna A. Binion
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1378701
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64
Funders
- Kaiser Permanente
- Emory University
- Johns Hopkins University
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases