Differences in immune and clotting functioning may explain less severe COVID-19 in children

Hospital Healthcare Europe 7 December, 2020   The lower incidence of severe COVID-19 in children has prompted much speculation. In reviewing various hypotheses, researchers believe that changes in endothelial cells and clotting functions is a likely reason for the disparity. A consistent finding of infection with COVID-19 is that the virus is less severe in children,…