Pediatricians report crisis of virus testing, sickness, staff shortages and schedules
Pediatricians report crisis of virus testing, sickness, staff shortages and schedules
CDC studies show masks lessen school outbreaks
CDC studies show masks lessen school outbreaks
Jonathan Howard MD on Twitter
Thread Per the AAP, 174 kids have died of Covid since this was posted.
This article did not even acknowledge children could die from the virus.
For Parents of Disabled Children, School Mask Wars Are Particularly Wrenching (Published 2021)
“We’ve always known that not everybody really cares about our children, but it is in our face right now — that it’s not worth you asking your child to wear a mask, so my child can be safe” https://nyti.ms/3lOQkbI
Nicholas Bauer, PhD 👨🔬🔬 on Twitter
Thread Case rate (per 100k) among 5-9 year olds has almost matched the rate in 20-29 year olds.
Chris Whitty warns MPs it is ‘inevitable’ unvaccinated children will catch Covid
"new figures showed that Covid infections have spread rapidly inside England’s schools, following the government’s decision to end the use of preventitive measures such as masks, social distancing and self-isolation"
School system sees rise in COVID cases, quarantining students - Chesterfield Observer
Virginia School system sees rise in COVID cases, quarantining students #Chesterfield
2,025 students were in quarantine as of Sept 21 – 1,197 students at pre-K & elementary level, 482 students at middle school level & 340 students at high school level.
Denise Dewald, MD 🗽 on Twitter
Thread Someone told me that school opening in Ohio wasn't going as badly as they thought it would, and the feared exponential growth wasn't happening.🤷♀️
Ohio pediatric hospitalizations are clearly on an exponential rise. We just aren't testing enough to capture it. High % positivity.
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Covid-19: After losing both parents to coronavirus, many such orphans in Malaysia may also lose their future
Covid-19: After losing both parents to coronavirus, many such orphans in Malaysia may also lose their future
Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez on Twitter
"We are seeing more healthy children with no underlying condition with severe COVID, and that is different than the rest of the pandemic; There has been a switch,” said Dr. Allison Eckard, a pediatric infectious disease physician at MUSC."
‘Hard to believe’: Scientists alarmed by COVID’s diabetes link, particularly in children
‘Hard to believe’: Scientists alarmed by COVID’s diabetes link, particularly in children Among Covid-19’s many ripple effects, the worsening of the global diabetes burden could carry a heavy public-health toll. Known in May 2021
The Oregonian on Twitter
Oregon’s second-largest high school temporarily closes due to COVID-19 spread https://
11% of Israeli children infected with virus suffer from 'long COVID'
As of September 2021, after the Western world said to unmask, 11% of Israeli children who have had Covid now have Long Covid.
Children aged under four in intensive care among 33 hospitalised with Covid-19 in two weeks
Children aged under four in intensive care among 33 hospitalised with Covid-19 in two weeks
Unable to enact statewide K-12 mask mandate, DeWine pleads directly with school boards, parents
"Cincinnati Children's now has the highest number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU or on a ventilator since the start of the pandemic" Sept 2021
COVID in kids: Hospitalizations continue to climb as Ohio hits another all-time high
26 Ohio children are hospitalized with COVID (9 in the ICU) and nearly 1/3 of new Ohio cases were in kids.
Cdc 1 in 4 kids hospitalized with covid 19 require intensive care
CDC: 1 in 4 kids hospitalized with COVID-19 require intensive care
UI Children’s Hospital ‘has its own crisis’ with capacity
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital ‘has its own crisis’ UIHC reports children’s census above 90 percent
Sept 2021
21% of children hospitalized with COVID require ICU care, study finds
21% of children hospitalized with COVID require ICU care, study finds in Sept 2021
San Francisco Chronicle on Twitter
Why some kids test positive for COVID for weeks and even months Viral persistence known in Sept 2021
If there’s a COVID case at your NYC school, who has to quarantine?
Just days into the school year, there are already 67 classroom closures and another 126 partial closures. Here's a handy graphic to help you understand NYC's school quarantine policy. Sept 2021
Patrick Hickey, MD on Twitter
Thread:
People who minimized the risks in schools and to children more generally; those who said prevention methods were harmful or ineffective…
These are your results. You helped undermine the faith and willpower of communities to do what was needed to take action.
Own it.
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381 children admitted to the hospital’s in Georgia with COVID in a single week.
4 child deaths in the month of august
60% of all COVID-19 outbreaks in Georgia now take place in K-12 schools
Global study estimates 1.5 million children have lost a caregiver from COVID-19 | Imperial News | Imperial College London
As of July 2021 Global study estimates 1.5 million children have lost a caregiver from COVID-19
‘Exponential’ increase: More than a quarter million children contracted COVID just last week -- the most ever
‘Exponential’ increase: More than a quarter million children contracted COVID just last week -- the most ever
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Tomás Ryan: Schoolchildren need protection from Delta variant
Tomás Ryan: Schoolchildren need protection from Delta variant Mitigation measures such as masks and serial testing must be used in classrooms
William Ku, Ph.D. on Twitter
#COVID19 Pediatric (<16) Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has quintupled over the last five weeks. While this CFR is still very low, 0.014%, it does make it extremely important that kids avoid getting infected and hospitalized as much as possible. @GovRonDeSantis must stop killing kids.
KeepStretching on Twitter
We have NICU transport beds plugged in outside of 2 ICU rooms, waiting for the moms to get to 23 weeks so we can section them. Neither mom is doing well. We are using peds rooms for our stable babies bc our NICU is already full.
Mississippi teachers beg for help after more than 18,000 students catch COVID-19 in one month: 'At what point do we protect children over the economy?'
Mississippi teachers beg for help after more than 18,000 students catch COVID-19 in one month: 'At what point do we protect children over the economy?'
Orange County Announces 2nd Child COVID-19 Death - MyNewsLA.com
Orange County Announces 2nd Child COVID-19 Death Sept 2021