COVID‐19 in children: I. Epidemiology, prevention and indirect impacts

• Published in: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 39 - 45
• Main Authors: Howard‐Jones, Annaleise R, Bowen, Asha C, Danchin, Margie, Koirala, Archana, Sharma, Ketaki, Yeoh, Daniel K, Burgner, David P, Crawford, Nigel W, Goeman, Emma, Gray, Paul E, Hsu, Peter, Kuek, Stephanie, McMullan, Brendan J, Tosif, Shidan, Wurzel, Danielle, Britton, Philip N
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Australia John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.01.2022; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Child; Child & adolescent psychiatry; COVID-19; Disease prevention; Domestic Violence; educational impact; Epidemiology; Humans; Mental Health; Pandemics; Pediatrics; Public health; Review; SARS-CoV-2; school‐based transmission; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Shelter in place; vaccination; COVID-19; school-based transmission; SARS-CoV-2; educational impact; vaccination

Children globally have been profoundly impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. This review explores the direct and indirect public health impacts of COVID‐19 on children. We discuss in detail the transmission dynamics, vaccination strategies and, importantly, the ‘shadow pandem...