MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Pediatric nasal epithelial cells are less permissive to SARS-CoV-2 replication compared to adult cells
Y. Zhu, K. Y. Chew, M. Wu…·K. R. Short
The paper compares SARS-CoV-2 replication in pediatric and adult nasal epithelial cells, finding lower viral titers in children for ancestral and Delta variants, but higher replication for Omicron.
DOI 10.1101/2021.03.08.434300