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KMID : 0311120230640050344
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Yonsei Medical Journal
2023 Volume.64 No. 5 p.344 ~ p.348
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Widespread Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant from Children, South Korea, 2022
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Park Eun-Kyung
Choi So-Young
Lee Shin-Young
Kim Mi-Young
Lee Kyu-Sug
Lee Seon-Ju
Yoon Sun-Young
Kim Na-Hyoung
Oh Won-Sup
Kim Eun-Mi
Kim In-Ho Bryan
Song Jin-Su
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Abstract
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The role that children play in the transmission of the omicron variant is unclear. Here we report an outbreak that started in young children attending various pediatric facilities, leading to extensive household transmission that affected 75 families with 88 con firmed case-patients in 3 weeks. Tailored social and public health measures directed towards children and pediatric facilities are warranted with the emergence of highly transmissible omicron variant to mitigate the impact of coronavirus diseases 2019 (COV ID-19).
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KEYWORD
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Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, omicron, household transmission
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