Children more likely to catch swine flu, says new research

Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 05:07 in Health & Medicine

Young people aged under 18 years are more likely than adults to catch swine flu from an infected person in their household, according to a new study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. However, the research also shows that young people are no more likely than adults to infect others with the pandemic H1N1 virus.

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