Australian journal of general practice
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SARS-CoV-2 is known to cause milder disease in children when compared with adults, but the extent of this is unclear. The aim of this article is to estimate the case fatality rate (CFR) for SARS-CoV-2 infection and SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in young children aged <5 years, and compare this with estimated CFRs for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza. ⋯ SARS-CoV-2 infection is likely to be less lethal than RSV in children aged <5 years, but more lethal than influenza.