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DHSC: SARS-CoV-2, SARS-Cov-1 and MERS-CoV: Epidemiology and clinical characteristics in children, 10 March 2020

Paper prepared by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).

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SARS-CoV-2, SARS-Cov-1 and MERS-CoV: Epidemiology and clinical characteristics in children - 10 March 2020

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Paper by DHSC on the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV in children. It was considered at SAGE 14 on 10 March 2020.

An updated version of this paper can be found at: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa556/5835843

This paper should be viewed in context: it was the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. The picture is developing rapidly and, as new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded and the author’s opinion or conclusion may since have developed.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 5 June 2020