Adults living with children slightly more at risk of Covid-19 infection – study

During the second wave there was an increased risk of infection and hospital admission – but not to intensive care – for adults living with children

Researchers found that during the second wave there was an increased risk of infection and hospital admission (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Adults living with children during the pandemic’s second wave were only slightly more at risk of developing Covid-19 than those who lived without them, a new study suggests.

Researchers investigated whether the risk of infection and admission to hospital from coronavirus differed between adults living with and without school-age children during the first two waves last year.