26 Oct USC Study Evaluates COVID Virus Shedding in Children
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Dr. Sood
Neeraj Sood, PhD
Verna and Peter Dauterive Hall
University Park Campus
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: We conducted this study to inform school COVID-19 policies.
The main findings are that the median duration of infectivity after a positive COVID-19 test in children is 3 days. The median duration of infectivity does not vary with vaccination.
MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report?
Response: Current school policies in the US that require children to isolate for 5 days after a positive test are more than sufficient.
MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a results of this study?
Response: Future research should understand if the duration of infectivity changes as new COVID-19 variants emerge.
Disclosures: The study was funded by RF Catalytic Capital an offshoot of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Citation:
Kumar N, Bendavid E, Sood N. Duration of SARS-CoV-2 Culturable Virus Shedding in Children. JAMA Pediatr. Published online October 23, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4511
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Last Updated on October 26, 2023 by Marie Benz