The different ways in which the illness is expressed in children and adults suggest that children's immune systems are better able to fend off SARS-CoV-2 infection than are those of adults.

Currently, the exact reasons for the different immune responses are still being investigated. According to a study carried out by researchers at Berlin’s Charité hospital, one of the explanations is that the immune cells in the airways are generally more active in children than in adults and are therefore better able to recognize and combat invading viruses.

Further information about the illness in children is available on the website infektionsschutz.de which is run by BzGA (Federal Centre for Health Education).

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