Risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections in children: a prospective national surveillance study between January, 2020, and July, 2021, in England [Scholarly Article - The Lancet, March 2022]

Title:

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections in children: a prospective national surveillance study between January, 2020, and July, 2021, in England

 

Authors:

Anna A Mensah, MSc; Helen Campbell, PhD;  Julia Stowe, PhD; Giulia Seghezzo, MSc; Ruth Simmons, PhD; Joanne Lacy, MSc; Antoaneta Bukasa, MSc; Shennae O'Boyle, MSc; Mary E Ramsay, FFPH; Kevin Brown, FRCPath & Shamez N Ladhani, PhD

 

Published:

The Lancet, 28 March 2022 (Open Access)

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(22)00059-1/fulltext

 

Summary

Background

Background Reinfection after primary SARS-CoV-2 infection is uncommon in adults, but little is known about the risks, characteristics, severity, or outcomes of reinfection in children. We aimed to assess the risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in children and compare this with the risk in adults, by analysis of national testing data for England.

Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection 1 Year After Primary Infection in a Population in Lombardy, Italy [Scholarly Article - JAMA Intern Med, 2021]

Title:

Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection 1 Year After Primary Infection in a Population in Lombardy, Italy 

 

Authors:

Josè Vitale, MD1; Nicola Mumoli, MD1; Pierangelo Clerici, MD2; Massimo De Paschale, MD2; Isabella Evangelista, MD1; Marco Cei, MD1; Antonino Mazzone, MD2 

 

1. Magenta Hospital, ASST Ovest Milanese, Magenta, Italy 

2. Legnano Hospital, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano, Italy

 

Published:

JAMA Intern Med, 28 May 2021

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2780557

 

From the article:

Despite more than 150 million people becoming infected worldwide, SARS-CoV-2 reinfections are uncommon. The risk of a second infection in the population who has recovered from COVID-19 is crucial to improve quarantine management and optimize the ongoing vaccination campaign. The rate of reinfection among health care workers has been reported, but the rate of reinfection in the general population is less clear.