Poverty also is linked to a higher risk of infection, and Dr. Goyal’s research, published on Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, found that children from low-income families were much more likely to become infected than those with the most affluent parents. The higher infection rates appear to be driven by greater exposure to the virus, Dr. Goyal said: “There’s nothing to indicate that there’s some sort of genetic predisposition to Covid based on race or ethnicity.”
Zdroj: Why the Coronavirus More Often Strikes Children of Color – The New York Times
