Question: Should I worry that my children can spread the virus to older members of the family?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19 in Children
section_headers: Limit time with people at highest risk of severe illness from COVID-19
section_content: Older adults and people who have serious underlying medical
conditions are at highest risk of severe illness
from COVID-19.

If others in your home are at particularly high risk for severe illness from COVID-19, consider extra precautions to separate your child from those people.
If you are unable to stay home with your child while school is out, carefully consider who might be best positioned to provide child care. If someone at higher risk for COVID-19 will be providing care (older adult, such as a grandparent or someone with a chronic medical condition), limit your children’s contact with other people.
Consider postponing visits or trip to see older family members and grandparents. Connect virtually or by writing letters and sending via mail.


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This answer does not address if children are capable of transmitting the virus to older members.
This answer is great because it goes into detail about separating children from adults who are at high risk.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: K-12 Schools and Child Care Programs
section_headers: Parents
Are children more at-risk?
section_content: Information about COVID-19 in
children is somewhat
limited, but the information that is available suggests that children with
confirmed COVID-19 generally had mild symptoms. Person-to-person spread from
or to children, as among adults, is thought to occur mainly via respiratory
droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Recent
studies indicate that people who are infected but do not have symptoms likely
also play a role in the spread of COVID-19.
However, a small percentage of children have been reported to have more severe
illness. People who have serious chronic medical conditions are believed to be
at higher risk. Despite lower risk of serious illness among most children,
children with COVID-19-like symptoms should avoid contact with others who
might be at higher risk, such as older adults and adults with serious chronic
medical conditions.

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This answer does not address specifically if children can spread the disease to older people.
This answer focuses primarily on children rather than children spreading the virus to adults. However there is one sentence that states that children should not be in contact with high risk adults.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: If You Are Pregnant, Breastfeeding, or Caring for Young Children
section_headers: COVID-19 and children
section_content: There is much more to be learned about how this disease affects children.
While some children and infants have been sick with COVID-19, most illnesses
have been among adults. Some reports suggest that infants under 1 year old and
those with underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk of serious
illness from COVID-19 than other children.

Children with COVID-19 generally have mild, cold-like symptoms, such as fever, runny nose, and cough. Vomiting and diarrhea have also been reported in some children.
Children with certain underlying medical conditions, such as chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma, serious heart conditions, or weak immune systems, might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Call your child’s healthcare provider if you are worried about your child’s health or if your child has symptoms of COVID-19.
In case of emergency, call 911 or go to your local emergency department. Emergency departments have infection prevention plans to protect you and your child from getting COVID-19 if your child needs emergency care. Do not delay getting emergency care for your child because of COVID-19.


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This answer does not relate to whether children can spread the disease to others.
This answer says nothing about children spreading the virus to adults.

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