Coronavirus and Genetics Peer-Reviewed Article Summary In the article, Characteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units, scientists look at the reality of children that are hospitalized from contracting coronavirus during the first few months of the outbreak in Northern America. When severe acute…

Shekerdemian, L., Mahmood, N., Wolfe, K., Riggs, B., Ross, C., McKiernan, C., Heidemann, S.,Kleinman, L., Sen, A., Hall, M., Priestley, M., McGuire, J., Boukas, K., Sharron, M., Burns, J.2020. Characteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units. JAMA Pediatr.2020;174(9):868–873

As a college undergraduate, it is important to learn the difference between primary and secondary articles. Depending on the information needed and the depth of a researched topic, being able to identify a primary source from a secondary source is very beneficial. A primary, or research, article is a publication from a scientist who reports…