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ReviewPediatric pulmonology2021

Aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by children and adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peter P Moschovis, Lael M Yonker, Jhill Shah, Dilpreet Singh, Philip Demokritou, T Bernard Kinane

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In one paragraph

Review in Pediatric pulmonology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Mpox Airborne Transmission: A Systematic Review.Reviews in medical virology · 2026
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  2. Risks and benefits of face masks in children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026
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  11. Fast Air-to-Liquid Sampler Detects Surges in SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Levels in Hospital Rooms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  20. Evaluation of Residual Infectivity after SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Transmission in a Controlled Laboratory Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Peter P MoschovisDivision of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9664-5959
Lael M YonkerDivision of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-8227
Jhill ShahDivision of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dilpreet SinghCenter for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Philip DemokritouCenter for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
T Bernard KinaneDivision of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

SYSTEMS APPROACHES TO THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, GENETICS AND GENOMICS OF LUNG DISEASEST32HL007427 · NHLBI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI DAWN L DEMEO, Edwin K Silverman · 1985 to 2026
$13.6M
Engineered Nanomaterial Synthesis, Characterization and Method Development Center for Nano-safety ResearchU24ES026946 · NIEHS · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI DEMOKRITOU, PHILIP · 2016 to 2020
$3.8M
The effect of household air pollution on lung function growth in infants with pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa.K23ES030399 · NIEHS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MOSCHOVIS, PETER P · 2019 to 2024
$1.1M
Mechanistically Disentangling the Infected, Inflamed LungK08HL143183 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI YONKER, LAEL · 2018 to 2022
$869k
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation YONKER18Q0NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL143183NHLBI NIH HHS K08HL143183NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007427NHLBI NIH HHS T32HL007427NIEHS NIH HHS K23 ES030399NIEHS NIH HHS K23ES030399NIEHS NIH HHS U24 ES026946NIEHS NIH HHS U24ES026946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be transmitted via respiratory droplets, aerosols, and to a lesser extent, fomites. Defining the factors driving infectivity and transmission is critical for infection control and containment of this pandemic. We outline the major methods of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, focusing on aerosol transmission. We review principles of aerosol science and discuss their implications for mitigating the spread of SARS-CoV-2 among children and adults.

Indexed as

PandemicsSARS-CoV-2AdultAerosolsChildCOVID-19FomitesHumansInfection ControlAerosolsaerosolCOVID-19face maskSARS-CoV-2transmission

Identifiers

PMID33624927
PMCPMC8014227

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