id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-267610-bzbr9ios Anastassopoulou, Cleo SARS-CoV-2 transmission, the ambiguous role of children and considerations for the reopening of schools in the fall 2020-09-03 .txt text/plain 2472 107 43 In agreement with this reasoning, data suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infections in children involve the upper rather than the lower respiratory tract, the typical site of severe COVID-19 disease where ACE2 receptors are more abundant [29] . In this respect, a large prospective NIH-funded study of 6000 people from 2000 US families in 11 cities, called human epidemiology and response to SARS-CoV-2, will help determine the incidence of novel coronavirus infection in children in the USA and whether rates differ between children who have asthma or other allergic conditions and children who do not [45] . School children are nonetheless anticipated to contribute to the community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through their large numbers of daily social contacts, some of which are intergenerational, with older age groups where the risk for more severe illness is increased. ./cache/cord-267610-bzbr9ios.txt ./txt/cord-267610-bzbr9ios.txt