Your task is to predict the verdict of a claim based on the provided question-answer pair evidence. The possible labels are: 'Supported', 'Refuted', 'Not Enough Evidence', 'Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking'. Justify your answer using the provided evidence and select the correct label.

Claim: Recent UK and international data suggests that children are as likely as adults to become infected by COVID-19 and carry the virus.

Q1: At the time of this claim, what percentage of covid cases were children vs adults?
A1: Studies have shown that between 1% and 5% of diagnosed COVID-19 cases are children, but many children may be undiagnosed because up to a third of infected children never develop any symptoms.

Q2: Are children as likely to transmit the virus as adults?
A2: Current UK data suggest that they are as likely as adults to become infected and carry the virus but they may be less likely than adults to transmit the virus because, for instance, adults are contagious for longer than children (Office for National Statistics, 2020).”

Q3: What does current evidence suggest about transmission rates in children?
A3: Data on viral loads were scarce, but indicated that children may have lower levels than adults, partly because they often have fewer symptoms, and this should decrease the transmission risk. Household transmission studies showed that children were rarely the index case and case studies suggested that children with COVID-19 seldom caused outbreaks. However, it is highly likely that children can transmit the SARS-COV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, and even asymptomatic children can have viral loads.

Q4: Are children as likely to catch or transmit the virus as adults?
A4: Current UK data suggest that they are as likely as adults to become infected and carry the virus  (Office for National Statistics, 2020).”
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justification: Office for National Statistics, in 2020 gave a concise answer. From the records it shows that it is highly likely that children can transmit the SARS-COV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.

verdict: 'Supported'
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