Opinion | A Letter From the Front Lines of Quarantining With Kids
A Letter From the Front Lines of Quarantining With Kids — As a pediatrician with three sick children, I'm terrified and angry
Fauci Warns of Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 in Young People
“We’d better be careful when we say, ‘Young people who don’t wind up in the hospital are fine, let them get infected, it’s OK.’ No, it’s not OK." -
‘He went downhill so fast’: Dayton woman says her 12-year-old son died from COVID-19 complications
‘He went downhill so fast’: Dayton woman says her 12-year-old son died from COVID-19 complications
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4-year-old Georgia girl dies one day after testing positive for COVID-19
4-year-old Georgia girl dies one day after testing positive for COVID-19
Kali Cook, Galveston County's youngest COVID fatality, was 'beautiful', mother says
Kali Cook, Galveston County's youngest COVID fatality, was 'beautiful', mother says
‘It’s heart-wrenching’: Polk music teacher dies from COVID-19, union president says
‘It’s heart-wrenching’: Polk music teacher dies from COVID-19, union president says
Frank Han MD 🇺🇦Pediatric/ACHD/GUCH Cardiologist on Twitter
Excellent commentary from a paediatric cardiologist on risk-benefits of vaccines in adolescents, and vaccine associated myocarditis.
Orange County Child Dies From COVID-19
California
An Orange County child under the age of 5 has died from complications of COVID-19, public health officials said Friday Sept 2021
Pediatric COVID cases climb, as another Missourian child dies
Pediatric COVID cases climb, as another Missourian child dies
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Florida dad regrets not getting COVID vaccine after daughter, 15, dies
Dogs4Object Permanence🐶 on Twitter
Thread: I made these threads of #kidsandcovid bc people were saying that kids couldn't or wouldn't get COVID. They do.
They also spread it.
We don't know what the virus will do longer term & are just facing how it spreads.
This a collection of news reports, tweets, and studies. 1/4
Jacksonville mother hospitalized for COVID dies days after giving birth
Florida: Jacksonville mother hospitalized for COVID dies days after giving birth
A 4-year-old Galveston County girl got a fever. She died of COVID a few hours later, in her sleep
A 4-year-old Galveston County girl got a fever. She died of COVID a few hours later, in her sleep
St. Louis County DPH on Twitter
DPH has identified 373 student cases of COVID and 56 staff cases of COVID in County public and private schools in the first week of classes.
Read more in the St. Louis County COVID-19 Update: 9-8-2021 http://ow.ly/fICb50G6wPv
Surge of child COVID-19 cases complicates start of new school year across US
Over 1,000 schools in 35 states have temporarily halted in-person classes because of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Nearly 252,000 children in US test positive for COVID-19 amid back-to-school season
As millions of students return to classrooms, the U.S. is now facing its most significant pediatric COVID-19 surge yet.
Phil Williams on Twitter
WOW! All sorts of new #COVID19 records today in Tennessee - NONE of them good! Highest daily number for new cases: 13,506. Also, highest daily number of new cases among school-age children (5-18) AND among young children (0-10). MORE TO FOLLOW --> 1/
A Texas school district closed all its schools after two teachers died from Covid-19 | CNN
A Texas school district closed all its schools after two teachers died from Covid-19
Eric Topol on Twitter
Tomorrow's @AmerAcadPeds
@hospitals4kids
report will inevitably show the highest number of pediatric cases in the pandemic, with ~1% of this large number of kids requiring hospitalization https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP%20and%20CHA%20-%20Children%20and%20COVID-19%20State%20Data%20Report%208.26%20FINAL-update.pdf So much of this is preventable.
Opinion: As an aerosol scientist, I know schools need masks, HEPA filters and outdoor lunches
Opinion: As an aerosol scientist, I know schools need masks, HEPA filters and outdoor lunches
Child Covid-19 hospitalizations reach a new high. That's not the only reason kids need to be protected from Delta, doctors say | CNN
Doctors say it's crucial to protect children against the Delta variant -- not just for the sake of their health and to keep in-person learning, but also to help prevent more aggressive variants from setting the entire country back.
Fourth grader with COVID dies, SC school district says
“The Aiken County Coroner’s Office said a 9-year-old died Wednesday..A spokesman for the Aiken County School District said the boy was a 4th-grade student at North Augusta Elementary, according to the Augusta Chronicle.”
‘We’re being set up for failure’: Massachusetts’ hard line against remote learning this year has left some families feeling hopeless - The Boston Globe
With little virtual learning allowed this school year, Massachusetts parents are scrambling for other schooling options amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
Dr Zoë Hyde on Twitter
Who wants facts about COVID-19 and children?
Almost all children will eventually be infected if they aren’t offered vaccination.
Of those children who test positive: 🤒 1 in 14 will get long COVID 🏥 1 in 100 will be hospitalised ⚰️ 1 in 20,000 will die Known in July 2021
No, we can’t treat COVID-19 like the flu. We have to consider the lasting health problems it causes
No, we can’t treat COVID-19 like the flu. We have to consider the lasting health problems it causes July 2021
L a school covid outbreaks increase some tied to athletics los angeles times
L.A. school COVID outbreaks increase, some tied to athletics - Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: The school emailed about a COVID-19 'Case Cluster.’ Soon, I was cold-calling to help
"we need to ensure our schools are as safe as possible for students to continue in-person learning. If my family’s experience is any indication, not nearly enough is being done right now."
Covid Cases In Los Angeles Schools Near 6,000 In First Two Weeks; Case Rates Among Kids 5 -11 Up 50%
Covid Cases In Los Angeles Schools Near 6,000 In First Two Weeks; Case Rates Among Kids 5 -11 Up 50%
Bessemer high school students hold walkout over COVID cases
Bessemer high school students hold walkout over COVID cases
At least 1,000 schools have closed due to COVID-19 so far
COVID-19 cases rose among students as schools began to reopen in late July. Since then at least 1,000 schools have closed. Sept. 2021