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    Kids Get Coronavirus, But Do They Spread It? We'll Find Out When Schools Reopen

    Studies show children have lower rates of COVID-19 and have milder symptoms than adults. But there's less information on how much kids spread the virus, which is key to safely reopen schools.
    by Allison Aubrey Jul 20, 2020 4 minutes
    Research suggests that kids tend to get infected with the coronavirus less often, and have milder symptoms than adults. There's less consensus on how much kids can spread the illness among themselves and to adults — important questions as schools consider reopening.

    As scientists study the burden of COVID-19 around the globe, it's pretty clear that despite some cases of serious illness, kids tend to get infected with the coronavirus less and have milder symptoms compared to adults.

    "It seems consistently, children do have lower rates of infection than adults," says Dr. Alison Tribble, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan.

    What's much less understood is the extent to which kids can spread the illness among themselves – or to the adults with whom they come in close contact.

    A lack of testing early in the pandemic has been part of the problem, says an infectious disease pediatricians at

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