PEDIATRIC QUESTIONS ABOUT A NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTION -ARE THERE ANY ANSWERS TODAY?


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A review of the literature on the main features of the new coronavirus infection in children is presented. It is noted that to date there is no convincing evidence in favor of vertical infection, while the possibility of horizontal transmission of the infection from mother to her newborn child has been shown. The main provisions of the agreed recommendations of international and national professional medical communities on tactics of managing newborn babies from mothers with COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) are presented. It was shown that in the structure of patients with severe COVID-19, the share of children is no more than 5%. It has been established that in children the new coronavirus infection in the vast majority of cases is asymptomatic or mild. The main hypotheses of a milder course of COVID-19 in pediatric patients are presented. Moreover, it is emphasized that children with asymptomatic and mild disease constitute the main vector-borne potential for the continuation of the pandemic.

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Andrei L. Zaplatnikov

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Email: zaplatnikov@mail.ru
Moscow, Russia

Valerii V. Gorev

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education; Department of Health of Moscow

Moscow, Russia

Andrei V. Dmitriev

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education; Pavlov Ryazan State Medical University

Moscow, Russia

Aleksandr A. Dement'ev

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Moscow, Russia

Zhuzhuna L. Chabaidze

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Moscow, Russia

Viktoriia I. Svintsitskaia

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Moscow, Russia

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