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Progression of Symptoms and Viral Shedding Patterns in Asymptomatic and Mild COVID-19 Cases Among Children and Adolescents

  • By

  • Peng Yang

  • Xun Jiang

  • Yuhai Zhang

  • Wen Kang

  • Yushen Liu

  • Yi Gang

  • Ruijuan Li

  • Wei Wang

  • Tianping Wang

  • Wenjing Zhang

  • Wenzhen Kang

  • Lei Shang

  • February 11, 2026

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    The study analyzed 7,803 pediatric patients with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 from a major outbreak in Shanghai in 2022.

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    Continuous daily cycle threshold (Ct) values were used to assess symptom progression and viral shedding in pediatric COVID-19 cases.

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    Patients were categorized into asymptomatic, asymptomatic-to-mild, and mildly symptomatic groups based on clinical presentation.

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    Most positive samples during the study were identified as the Omicron BA.2 variant, with no other variants detected.

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    Viral shedding was defined as a decline in viral load until Ct values exceeded 35, indicating loss of infectivity.

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Progression of Symptoms and Viral Shedding Patterns in Asymptomatic and Mild COVID-19 Cases Among Children and Adolescents

  • by Peng Yang, Xun Jiang, Yuhai Zhang, Wen Kang, Yushen Liu, Yi Gang, Ruijuan Li, Wei Wang, Tianping Wang, Wenjing Zhang, Wenzhen Kang, Lei Shang

  • February 11, 2026

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