Progress in the epidemiology of COVID-19 infections in children and adolescents
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a series of complex challenges.COVID-19 in children and adolescents is gener-ally less severe than in adults and the elderly;however,some children and adolescents may experience severe complications and adverse health effects even after mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infections.The article focuses on gathering the epidemic charac-teristics,health impact,risk factors,prevention and control measures,and vaccination status of children and adolescents with CO-VID-19 infection to provide recommendations for protecting children and adolescents in the post-COVID-19 era.