A Look at DESE's Cited Sources: Footnote #75 - COVID-19 in Children and the Dynamics of Infection in Families

DESE Claim: "In Switzerland, a study of household clusters found that only 8% had a child as the index case. In nearly 80% of the cases, the child got COVID-19 from an adult family member"

Cited Source: Posfay Barbe, C., Wagner, N., Gauthey, M., Moussaoui, D., Loevy, N., Diana, A., & L'Huillier, A. (2020). COVID-19 in Children and the Dynamics of Infection in Families. Pediatrics, e20201576. Available at https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/05/22/peds.2020-1576

Peer Reviewed?: yes

Study Methodology: "chart reviews were used to retrieve clinical data and parents were called for patients and household contacts (HHC) follow-up"

Notes: This is a study of COVID-19 cases in Geneva, Switzerland. "Adult HHC [household contacts] were suspected or confirmed with COVID-19 prior to the study child in 79% (31/39) of cases. In only 8% (3/39) of households did the study child develop symptoms prior to any other HHC". There were "confinement measures" in place at the time, though it is unclear if school closures were a part of those measures. 

Supports DESE Claim?: Yes