The coronavirus' effect on kids remains an unsolved mystery. Here are the clues so far.

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• Children are more likely to develop mild or asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus than adults.
• But evidence conflicts as to whether children are less contagious than adults, less likely to be infected, or less prone to severe outcomes.
• Questions also remain about the degree to which they transmit the virus at all.
• Here's the research on all sides — including the arguments for and against reopening schools.
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Children represent less than 2% of confirmed coronavirus infections in China, Spain, Korea, Italy, and the US. But it's not clear yet whether they're less likely to contract the virus in the first place, or whether many of their cases are simply being missed because they are often mild or asymptomatic.

The largest study of children with the coronavirus to date, from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that 18% of those studied tested positive but didn't report symptoms. The report, however, only included kids with confirmed cases, so the breakdown is likely skewed.

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