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We investigated data from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected 0–19 year olds, who attended schools/childcare facilities, to assess their role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission after these establishments’ reopening in May 2020 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Child-to-child transmission in schools/childcare facilities appeared very uncommon. We anticipate that, with face mask use and frequent ventilation of rooms, transmission rates in schools/childcare facilities would remain low in the next term, even if classes’ group sizes were increased.

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Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in children aged 0 to 19 years in childcare facilities and schools after their reopening in May 2020, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=J+Ehrhardt&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ehrhardt J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=A+Ekinci&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ekinci A</a>, <a href="/search?value1=H+Krehl&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Krehl H</a>, <a href="/search?value1=M+Meincke&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Meincke M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=I+Finci&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Finci I</a>, <a href="/search?value1=J+Klein&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Klein J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=B+Geisel&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Geisel B</a>, <a href="/search?value1=C+Wagner-Wiening&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wagner-Wiening C</a>, <a href="/search?value1=M+Eichner&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Eichner M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=SO+Brockmann&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Brockmann SO</a></span>. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in children aged 0 to 19 years in childcare facilities and schools after their reopening in May 2020, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(36):pii=2001587. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.36.2001587" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.36.2001587</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 24 Aug 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 10 Sept 2020 </span> </p>
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