Accepted for Publication: December 22, 2021.
Published Online: March 7, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0080
Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License. © 2022 Nelson EJ et al. JAMA Pediatrics.
Corresponding Author: Eric J. Nelson, MD, PhD, MS, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, 2055 Mowry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32611 (eric.nelson@ufl.edu).
Author Contributions: Mr Myers had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data; Dr Morris takes responsibility for the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: Nelson, McKune, Ryan, Shapiro, Morris.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Nelson, McKune, Ryan, Mott-Young, Myers, Morris.
Drafting of the manuscript: Nelson, McKune, Ryan.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Nelson, Ryan, Shapiro, Mott-Young, Myers, Morris.
Statistical analysis: Nelson, McKune, Myers.
Administrative, technical, or material support: McKune, Mott-Young, Myers.
Supervision: Ryan, Morris.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Ms Shapiro reported receiving personal fees from the Florida Department of Health for COVID-19 contact tracing for the University of Florida during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.
Additional Contributions: We acknowledge the data collection and analysis efforts of the Alachua County Health Department and thank University of Florida faculty members Michael Lauzardo, MD, for insight; Marco Salemi, PhD, for sequencing Delta variants; and Derek A.T. Cummings, PhD, MHS, MS, for statistical support. We are grateful for the support of the School Board of Alachua County, FDOH, Alachua County Health Department, and Alachua County families for keeping children safe from COVID-19. These individuals and organizations did not receive compensation for their contributions.
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