Highlights • Children and young people (CYP) have a low risk of severe or fatal COVID-19 • The Omicron wave since late 2021 was associated with very infection rates in CYP • The infection fatality rate following Omicron infection was 1 per million infections • Infection fatality rate was 10-fold lower with Omicron than the first pandemic wave • Most deaths occurred in CYP with sever comorbidities, especially neurodisabilities Children, and young people (CYP) have a very low risk of severe or...