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Conor McCafferty, PhD Student, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

We've pinpointed blood proteins activated in the most severe cases of COVID in children

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In the majority of cases, children who catch COVID won’t end up suffering serious illness. Kids have fewer symptoms, less severe disease, and tend to recover faster than adults.

The best case scenario for children sees them having relatively manageable symptoms, recovering fully, and soon testing negative. As researchers, we wanted to understand why some children have a far worse experience.

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