The Netherlands’ National Institute for Health has published its findings on the role young children play in spreading the novel coronavirus COVID-19.<br />According to Reuters, the study concluded that children under the age of 12 play little role in transmitting the disease.<br />Studies in other countries have previously found that children are less often infected by the virus and, once infected, less often become seriously ill.<br />Yes, children can become infected, but transmission takes place primarily between adults of similar age, and from adults to children. The Netherlands' National Institute for Health<br />However, a possible weakness in the study is that the 54 families studied may not have been representative of the wider Dutch population.
