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The youngest among us fight COVID-19 in their own way

Children under the age of five infected with SARS-CoV-2 produce lower levels of some immune cells than older children and adults do.
A mother checks her toddler daughter's temperature on the sofa

Infants and young children have a different immune response to COVID-19 compared with older children. Credit: Getty

Young children have their own way of fighting off COVID-19, a study comparing the immune responses of children and adults reveals1.

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Nature 634, 11 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03091-0

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  1. Manfroi, B. et al. Sci. Transl. Med. 16, eadl1997 (2024).

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