Are children less infected, less exposed, better protected, less often symptomatic ?

Children are vectors of the Virus :

The pediatric population is an important vector of the disease, due to asymptomatic forms, recommend the Pediatric societies. (2,3). Transmission would be inter-human, the proof is that the children did not visit the Huanan Market where the first patients adults have contracted SARS-CoV-2. Children were susceptible to COVID-19 at all ages.(1)

Children are less seriously affected

The key points :

• Publication: Stanford University School of Medicine (California)
• The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a major shortage of N95 face masks equivalent to FFP2 masks, particularly among healthcare professionals.
• The Stanford team studied three promising disinfection methods that can be applied to the recycling and reuse of face masks :
  • Hot air (75°C, 30 min).
  • UV light (254 nm, 8 W, 30 min).
  • Water vapor (10 min).

They determined the following :

• “Test, test, test” is the key to controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and its clinical manifestation, COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization.
• However, several months after the first coronavirus infection was reported in China, there is insufficient access to appropriate diagnostic tests worldwide and confusion among healthcare professionals and the public over the prioritization of testing and The interpretation of the results is so far present.

Can a COVID-19 positive pregnant woman transmit the SARS-CoV-2 virus to her baby? Is the SARS-CoV-2 Virus transmitted during breastfeeding?

• The plasma of people who have recovered from Covid-19 contains the antibodies that their body has developed. These antibodies could help patients in the acute phase of the disease fight the virus. This treatment has already proven effective, in small-scale studies, against other infectious diseases such as Ebola, Sars or avian flu. (1-3)
• In an uncontrolled Chinese study involving five patients with a severe form of Covid-19, the results of the administration of plasma from patients cured of the disease are described in the American journal « JAMA w».

• « Teleworking refers to working for your employer outside the company. In exceptional circumstances, such as the coronavirus epidemic, this practice may be imposed on the employee without their agreement. » (1)
• In confinement, many of you are working on TV, and this new practice is not without difficulty for the muscles. In a publication from the French IRBMS (Research Institute for Well-being, Medicine and Sport Health) dealing with sport and confinement, the question of teleworking and caused pain was raised.

• Definition of masks for non-sanitary uses / barrier masks / alternative fabric masks: an individual mask intended for the general public and cannot be used by healthcare personnel in contact with patients. (1, 4)
• The « barrier mask » device is intended to complement the barrier gestures and the rules of physical distancing which are essential. (1)
• The barrier mask is not intended for patients with a viral or bacterial infection, nor for people with respiratory symptoms for whom wearing a surgical mask is prescribed.

• We know that exposure to tobacco smoke is a major risk factor for lung diseases (1) and smoking is a significant risk factor for bacterial and viral infections. (2)
• However, a study from the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital calls into question the impact of tobacco in patients with Covid-19 since the rate of smokers was 4.4 to 5.3% compared to just over 20 % in the general population.