key: cord-0711506-6b0mnmdj
authors: Somekh, Ido; Stein, Michal; Karakis, Isabella; Simões, Eric A. F.; Somekh, Eli
title: Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Israeli Children During the Circulation of Different SARS-CoV-2 Variants
date: 2021-09-07
journal: JAMA Netw Open
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.24343
sha: 0f8d3d8ba864a3d2ba1b90620d2b6ac342334a7f
doc_id: 711506
cord_uid: 6b0mnmdj

This cohort study compares the characteristics of infections from SARS-CoV-2 variants spreading during August to October 2020 vs the variants spreading during December 2020 to February 2021 among children in Israel.

2. Adjustment of incidence rates: SARS-CoV-2 age group specific weekly incidence rates were calculated and adjusted for the number of tests performed for age groups 0-9 years: incidence rate (weekly number of new cases /100,000 population of the specific age group) was multiplied by the proportion of this age group in the general population and divided by the proportion of the samples taken from individuals of this age group out of all samples obtained. 

Comparison of COVID-19 Incidence rates before and after school reopening in Israel