Covid cases remain lowest among younger children, even after schools reopened, study says

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN

Updated 9:28 PM ET, Wed January 13, 2021

<strong>China: </strong>Children wearing face masks prepare to board a train at Nanjing Railway Station before the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday on June 24, 2020.
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China: Children wearing face masks prepare to board a train at Nanjing Railway Station before the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday on June 24, 2020.
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<strong>South Africa:</strong> A woman and her child wear face masks to protect themselves against the pandemic in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 26.
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South Africa: A woman and her child wear face masks to protect themselves against the pandemic in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 26.
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<strong>Spain:</strong> A child plays with his father outside while wearing face masks as a precaution against Covid-19, following the end of a 48-day quarantine.
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Spain: A child plays with his father outside while wearing face masks as a precaution against Covid-19, following the end of a 48-day quarantine.
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<strong>India:</strong> A boy and a man wear face masks while riding with their family on a motorbike in Amritsar on July 8.
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India: A boy and a man wear face masks while riding with their family on a motorbike in Amritsar on July 8.
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<strong>Australia:</strong> Kids wear face masks at Adelaide's Victoria Square demonstrate in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and against Aboriginal Australian deaths in custody.
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Australia: Kids wear face masks at Adelaide's Victoria Square demonstrate in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and against Aboriginal Australian deaths in custody.
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<strong>Brazil:</strong> A mother holds her daughter while a nurse wearing a protective mask and shield gives the child a flu vaccine.
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Brazil: A mother holds her daughter while a nurse wearing a protective mask and shield gives the child a flu vaccine.
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<strong>Peru:</strong> A woman walks with her daughter, both wearing face masks, in a street in Lima, Peru, on May 18.
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Peru: A woman walks with her daughter, both wearing face masks, in a street in Lima, Peru, on May 18.
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<strong>France: </strong>Pupils wearing fabric masks listen to their teacher as they respect social distancing on June 2 in Beaucamps-Ligny, near Lille. Secondary schools in Hauts de France were gradually reopening after pandemic restrictions were lifted.
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France: Pupils wearing fabric masks listen to their teacher as they respect social distancing on June 2 in Beaucamps-Ligny, near Lille. Secondary schools in Hauts de France were gradually reopening after pandemic restrictions were lifted.
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