Prof Tim Spector, of King’s College London, said the findings chimed with research by his team. “Lots of children will have a running nose this winter sneezing – that is not a sign,” he said. He said the study should also reassure parents. While only 34 children were symptomatic in the study, Waterfield said the findings were important, not least as diarrhoea and vomiting were clear and obvious problems to spot. For children without antibodies the figures were 11%, 4% and 3% respectively. Some symptoms were particularly common, with 31% of the 68 children reporting fever, 18% reporting headache and 19% reporting gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach cramps. The team found that 68 children – 6.9% of the total – had antibodies for the disease, suggesting they had had Covid-19, and half of these reported having had symptoms. None had been admitted to hospital with Covid-19.Īll had a blood sample taken, which was tested for antibodies to coronavirus, and data was also gathered on whether they had experienced any symptoms – crucially this was done before antibody results were revealed. The study took place between 6 April and 3 July and involved more than 990 children of healthcare workers from across the UK aged between two and 15. Waterfield said that going by the current three recognised symptoms, testing symptomatic children would identify 76% of cases, assuming a perfectly accurate test, while adding gastrointestinal symptoms to the checklist would bring the figure to 97%.
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