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Mendy McNulty gathers test swabs together for shipment after doing a coronavirus test on her family Tuesday,  July 28, 2020, in their home in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Evidence from the U.S., China and Europe shows children are less likely to become infected with the virus than adults and to become seriously ill when they do get sick. There is also data suggesting that young children don't transmit COVID-19 very often but that kids aged 10 and up may spread the virus just as easily as adults. The new study aims to find more solid proof. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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US kids, parents perform DIY tests for coronavirus science
August 9, 2020 1 a.m.

US kids, parents perform DIY tests for coronavirus science

Results aren’t expected until year’s end

Six thousand U.S. parents and kids are doing DIY nasal swabs twice a week to answer some of the most vexing mysteries about the coronavirus