Very few infants seem to be getting sick with the new coronavirus
Scientists aren’t sure why kids seem to be more protected
![Coronavirus illustration](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/021420_ac_coronainfant_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
From December to early February, only nine infants in China were hospitalized with the disease now known as COVID-19, caused by a coronavirus (illustrated).
Alissa Eckert, MS/CDC