Children May Be 'Important Drivers' in Coronavirus Spread, Scientists Say
「感染した5歳未満の子どもの鼻粘膜に含まれるウイルス量は年長の子や大人
のグループに比べて10～100倍」
![Newsweek (ニューズウィーク日本版)2020年 8/4号[ルポ 新宿歌舞伎町「夜の街」のリアル]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51pKlr29IQL._SL160_.jpg "Newsweek (ニューズウィーク日本版)2020年 8/4号[ルポ 新宿歌舞伎町「夜の街」のリアル]")
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https://www.newsweek.com/children-may-important-drivers-coronavirus-spread-scientists-say-1521660
The team said their study was limited because they were looking for the virus's genetic material from the samples, rather than the infectious virus. But they said past studies have shown scientists are better able to culture the virus in a lab from samples containing more genetic material.
Children may therefore potentially be "important drivers" in the spread of the coronavirus in the general population, they said, as is the case with respiratory syncytial virus where this group carry higher viral loads and are more likely to pass it on.
