Why Children are Less Likely to Contract COVID‑19 Infection than Adults?

Farahnak Assadi

The novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID‑19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2).

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