Scientists at Columbia University in New York have found that children produce weaker immune responses when infected with COVID-19 and they clear the infection quicker than older people.
According to the Independent, the study found that children produce fewer and weaker antibodies when their bodies fight the novel coronavirus. This suggests they can more efficiently combat Sars-CoV-2, the strand of virus that leads to COVID-19.
Further results show that children are less likely to transmit COVID-19 to others because they can quickly process the disease.
Immunologist and professor Donna Farber worked on the study and explained the differences in responses between individuals of various ages who have been infected with COVID-19.
“In kids, the infectious course is much shorter and probably not as disseminated as in adults. Kids may clear this virus more efficiently than adults and they may not need a strong antibody immune response to get rid of it,” Farber said.
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