Schools as a Framework for COVID-19 Epidemiological Surveillance of Children in Catalonia, Spain: A Population-Based Study

• Main Authors: Aida Perramon (Author), Antoni Soriano-Arandes (Author), David Pino (Author), Uxue Lazcano (Author), Cristina Andrés (Author), Martí Català (Author), Anna Gatell (Author), Mireia Carulla (Author), Dolors Canadell (Author), Gemma Ricós (Author), M. Teresa Riera-Bosch (Author), Silvia Burgaya (Author), Olga Salvadó (Author), Javier Cantero (Author), Mònica Vilà (Author), Miriam Poblet (Author), Almudena Sánchez (Author), Anna M. Ristol (Author), Pepe Serrano (Author), Andrés Antón (Author), Clara Prats (Author), Pere Soler-Palacin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: We describe and analyze the childhood (<18 years) COVID-19 incidence in Catalonia, Spain, during the first 36 weeks of the 2020-2021 school-year and to compare it with the incidence in adults.Methods: Data on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) tests were obtai...