Tendency of morbimortality from severe acute respiratory syndrome in infants in Brazil before and during the pandemic period of COVID-19

ABSTRACT

1347 Figure 1Deaths by SARS in Brazil between January 2019 and March 2021[Figure omitted. See PDF] 1347 Figure 2Percentages of the hospitalizations of infants due to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), in Brazil, between 2019-2021[Figure omitted. See PDF]ConclusionContrary to popular belief, infants are not unable to contract COVID nor develop only mild symptoNonetheless, even though there was a SARS wave in 2019, its cause was probably not SARS-COV-2. However, it is necessary to study these waves more profoundly, not only after the pandemic started, but also before it, so that we can have a better understanding on the effects of SARS in infants and the COVID particularities in this group.