CDC: Children Can Develop Severe Cases of the Coronavirus
Source: U.S. News and World Report
Children are at risk of developing severe cases of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control warned in a report on Friday.
The report looked at nearly 580 kids who were hospitalized with the coronavirus between the start of March and late July. Researchers found that hospitalization rates for children increased steadily over that timeline.
About 1 in 3 hospitalized children needed to be admitted to an intensive care unit, according to the report a rate similar to the ICU admittance rate for hospitalized adults with the coronavirus.
Still, the hospitalization rate for children with COVID-19 is far lower than for adults. For kids under the age of 18, the report found the hospitalization rate was 8 in 100,000 and highest for children under the age of 2. The rate is considerably higher for adults at about 165 in 100,000.
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bringthePaine
(1,727 posts)alliance to fight this shit? the Refukkks are simply a cult of child sacrifice
Igel
(35,270 posts)They've been found to be just about where the OP puts them since April.
In the US.
In S. Korea.
In France.
In Britain.
In Germany.
Where there's COVID and science there's this conclusion.
They are not immune. But "not immune" is completely compatible with "have very low incidence of severe symptoms."
howardmappel
(80 posts)Now that school is "safe" to open up, look for cases, hospitalizations and deaths to increase. Virus Donny will just say "it is what it is." Fuck him.
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)who are you gonna believe? The person who tells it like it is or the lying fake news deep state CDC?
riversedge
(70,047 posts)Trumps America is sickening
Children Can Get Severe COVID-19, CDC Says Especially Black And Hispanic Children
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/08/900494834/children-can-get-severe-covid-19-cdc-says-especially-black-and-hispanic-children
August 8, 20202:25 PM ET
Matthew S. Schwartz 2018 square
An installation of children's art is set up outside the Capitol on Wednesday. Kids can develop "severe" symptoms from the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released Friday.
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for ParentsTogether
While most children who catch the coronavirus have either no symptoms or mild ones, they are still at risk of developing "severe" symptoms requiring admission to an intensive care unit, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report released Friday.
Hispanic and Black children in particular were much more likely to require hospitalization for COVID-19, with Hispanic children about eight times as likely as white children to be hospitalized, while Black children were five times as likely.
Despite persistent rumors that children are "almost immune" from the virus, the analysis of 576 children hospitalized for the virus across 14 states found that one out of three was admitted to the ICU similar to the rate among adults. Almost 1 in 5 of those were infants younger than 3 months. The most common symptoms included fever and chills, inability to eat, nausea and vomiting.
The findings come as school districts across the country are figuring out how to educate the nation's children while still protecting kids, teachers and family members from the ravages of the virus. The American Federation of Teachers has said it considers in-person schooling to be safe only when fewer than 5% of coronavirus tests in an area are positive.
Hekate
(90,529 posts)...to her obit segment, Lives Well Lived.
I suspected she would, and Im glad she did.