Evidence mounts that delta variant is dangerous for kids
Evidence mounts that delta variant is dangerous for kids
Perspective | I treat pediatric covid patients. What I’m seeing in our hospital scares me.
"I treat pediatric covid patients. What I’m seeing in our hospital scares me"
Child COVID-19 cases surge in Tennessee, state one of 7 with over 150,000 total
ON THE RISE: Tennessee has one of the highest COVID-19 case rates among children compared to other states according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
1 out of every 5 active COVID-19 cases in Wayne County are among children
1 out of every 5 active COVID-19 cases in Wayne County are among children
'All of them': Tennessee health chief says children's hospitals will fill up as the delta variant surges
Tennessee’s health commissioner says all the children’s hospitals will be full by the end of next week. The House speaker, meanwhile, plans to take legislative action against schools with mask mandates or going virtual.
Infuriated LAUSD parent on Twitter
Perhaps you should have had real parents at the table answering the tough questions we’re asking! No real dialogue discussing that more children were admitted into hospitals with COVID-19 than at any point since February 12, 2021 source: HHS
34,000 children in UK suffering from long Covid, ONS survey suggests
2021: 34,000 children in UK suffering from long Covid, ONS survey suggests
RSV And COVID-19 Infections Flood Children's Hospitals
North Texas: “Dara Campbell said when her 1-yr-old son began suffering concerning symptoms like bluish-colored lips, she rushed him from their home in Paris to a children's hospital in Dallas but the ED was packed. She said there were no rooms available.”
COVID-19 Delta variant putting younger children in the ICU, hospital officials say
COVID-19 Delta variant putting younger children in the ICU, hospital officials say CHRISTUS Health has 4-year-old patient on ventilator, chief medical officer says
Covid Vaccine Mandate for Kids Could Be Back-to-School Fight of 2021
Covid Can Make Kids Very Sick. Why Aren’t More Being Vaccinated?
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16-year-old dies of COVID-19 complications in Jacksonville
16-year-old dies of COVID-19 complications in Jacksonville
"This is real and this is happening": Tennessee pediatricians urge masks, vaccines as kids' COVID cases rise – Tennessee Lookout
“This is real and this is happening”: Tennessee pediatricians urge masks, vaccines as kids’ COVID cases rise
Florida leads the nation in kids hospitalized for COVID
Florida leads the nation in kids hospitalized for COVID
Katherine MacKenzie on Twitter
Just now 6 kids are in hospital with Covid in Fl pneumonia is a given, here’s what a 9 yr old with pneumonia looks like. He spent 3 days in P-ICU 6 days in all in the hospital. If you could prevent a child from going through this just by wearing masks why the hell wouldn’t you?
Edward Nirenberg 🇺🇦 on Twitter
I am very, very tired and I can't keep having this conversation so I'm just warning you now that once I post this thread I'm muting it because self-care.
COVID in kids is a big deal and it is a serious public health problem.
72K kids tested positive for COVID-19 last week, up 33K from week prior
72K kids tested positive for COVID-19 last week, up 33K from week prior
The Coronavirus in Kids (COVKID) Project on Twitter
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In April 2020, our empirical analysis of early #COVID19 data from China argued that 🇺🇸could someday face a pediatric hospital capacity crisis. [no paywall!]
A thread of key points, still highly relevant 15 months later.
#epitwitter #PedsICU
COVID-19 in Children in the United States: Intensive Care... : Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
COVID-19 in Children in the United States: Intensive Care Admissions, Estimated Total Infected, and Projected Numbers of Severe Pediatric Cases in 2020
Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉 on Twitter
Dr. Jose R. Romero Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist at Arkansas Children's Hospital: Between April and July there has been a 690% increase in cases of children 12 and under. ICU admissions have increased by 275%; 20% of those are under 12 years of age.
Daniel Griffin MD PhD on Twitter
Covid-19 cases among US children and teens jumped 84% in a week, pediatrician group says - As of Monday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 526 deaths among children ages 0-17.
Jacksonville pediatrician: Children, like adults, are experiencing long-term effects of COVID-19
Jacksonville pediatrician: Children, like adults, are experiencing long-term effects of COVID-19
“I didn’t think it was that big of a deal, until my son’s life was plugged into the wall.” Muskegon mother recounts child's battle with MIS-C
“I didn’t think it was that big of a deal, until my son’s life was plugged into the wall.” Muskegon mother recounts child's battle with MIS-C
Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉 on Twitter
8 y.o. Karson Camp from Muskegon #Michigan became severely ill due to #MISC after his daycare provider tested positive. “I didn’t think COVID was that big of a deal, until my son’s life was plugged into the wall”
Whistleblowers say they were told to downplay Covid outbreak among migrant kids at shelter
Whistleblowers say they were told to downplay Covid outbreak among migrant kids at shelter At the Fort Bliss migrant shelter in Texas, "hundreds of children contracted Covid in the overcrowded conditions," whistleblowers said in a complaint
Ana Cabrera on Twitter
“What we’re seeing is the children, about 50% of them, will need to be in the ICU. They need breathing support, whether that’s oxygen, extra pressure, sometimes even breathing tubes. Children do die from covid.” --Louisiana neonatologist describes the situation at his hospital.
Central Texas parents worry about sending kids back to school amid COVID-19 surge
Central Texas parents worry about sending kids back to school amid COVID-19 surge
Pediatricians Concerned About Rising COVID Infections Among Children In Orange County
Pediatricians Concerned About Rising COVID Infections Among Children In Orange County
COVID Hospitalizations Quadruple; Pediatric Cases Spike Across LA
COVID Hospitalizations Quadruple; Pediatric Cases Spike Across LA
Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉 on Twitter
Dr. Mark Kline Physician-in-Chief at Children's Hospital New Orleans dispels the myth that only children with pre-existing conditions are getting sick: "Half the children we are seeing with COVID were perfectly healthy"
The really worrisome thing about the Delta variant | CNN
Dr. Rick Barr of @archildrens : "Delta variant is acting very, very differently with respect to kids ... just in the month of July, we have [admitted] over 40 to the children's hospital. .. and a number of those have ended up in the intensive care unit."