Challenges of prevent and control the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in children / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has lasted for more than 2 years in the world.At present, Omicron has become the dominant strain.Omicron is highly contagious, has a stronger ability of antibody evasion and reinfection, which brings great challenges to COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control.This article reviewed the latest evidence on COVID-19 in children, such as pandemic status, clinical manifestations, vaccine protection effect, antiviral medicines and non-pharmaceutical interventions, revealing some challenges in prevention and treatment efforts currently.