Claim: Children and adults have the same chance of getting ill from Covid-19.
Fact-check: Testing positive for Covid-19 doesn't necessarily mean you'll get ill - Full Fact
Verdict: the ons found, with a degree of uncertainty, that there was no evidence that the rate of infection differed by age group, but being infected doesn't necessarily mean you become ill and display symptoms.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2020-05-15T00:00:00