Open AccessCOVID-19 Case Age Distribution: Correction for Differential Testing by Age
Author(s) -
David N. Fisman,
Amy L. Greer,
Gabrielle Brankston,
Michael Hillmer,
Sheila F. O’Brien,
Steven J. Drews,
Ashleigh R. Tuite
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.839
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1539-3704
pISSN - 0003-4819
DOI - 10.7326/m20-7003
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , population , demography , cohort , epidemiology , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
Despite expected initial universal susceptibility to a novel pandemic pathogen like SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic has been characterized by higher observed incidence in older persons and lower incidence in children and adolescents.