Table 4 Comparison of acute respiratory tract infections in children in prepandemic and Covid-19 pandemic winter months
ARTIs | URTIs | LRTIs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | November 2019 to February 2020 (prepandemic winter months) | November 2020 to February 2021 pandemic winter months) | November 2019 to February 2020 (prepandemic winter months) | November 2020 to February 2021 pandemic winter months) | November 2019 to February 2020 (prepandemic winter months) | November 2020 to February 2021 pandemic winter months) |
0 ys | 36,5 | – | 23,7 | – | 12,8 | – |
1 ys | 41,2 | 8,2 | 28,5 | 6,5 | 12,7 | 1,7 |
2 ys | 37,0 | 7,2 | 19,5 | 6,1 | 17,6 | 1,1 |
3 ys | 37,1 | 3,6 | 22,4 | 2,8 | 14,7 | 0,7 |
4 ys | 21,7 | 4,8 | 15,1 | 4,0 | 6,6 | 0,8 |
5 ys | 26,9 | 5,9 | 17,4 | 5,0 | 9,5 | 0,8 |
All a | 35,0 | 6,3 | 22,3 | 5,2 | 12,8 | – |
All ages relative reduction (95°CIs) | – | −82.1% (77,8–85,7) | – | −76,8% (−70,2-81,9) | – | −91,3% (86,1-95,0) |