Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉 on Twitter
This is the 4th thread dedicated to the precious children that have died from COVID during this never-ending pandemic. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on #SoulsLostToCovid
Kids sick with Covid are filling up children's hospitals in areas seeing spikes
Kids sick with Covid are filling up children's hospitals in areas seeing spikes
Amani Jambhekar MD, MBA, FACS on Twitter
A colleague has a 4 y/o who is intubated due to COVID and asked us, a group of physician friends, how to tell the 6 y/o their sibling may not come home. This is what happens when you leave masks up to parent choice - this child wore TWO masks, other kids didn’t.
Families of High-Risk Children Despair Over Covid Resurgence (Published 2021)
Families of High-Risk Children Despair Over Covid Resurgence
North Texas updates: Over a third of adult patients are COVID; children's hospitals are at 97% capacity
North Texas updates: Over a third of adult patients are COVID; children's hospitals are at 97% capacity
Alarming 94K surge in COVID-19 cases among kids, hospitals overwhelmed
Alarming 94K surge in COVID-19 cases among kids, hospitals overwhelmed
Nearly 600 patients wait for hospital beds in Houston as city sees surge in COVID cases
BREAKING: Child COVID-related hospital admissions in the U.S. see their steepest and most significant increase since the onset of the pandemic, according to new CDC data.
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Metro Atlanta schools report nearly 900 COVID cases in first days
Exclusive: 14-Year-Old Orange County Boy Hospitalized For COVID-19 Psychosis
EXCLUSIVE: A 14-year-old Orange County boy is being treated for COVID-19 psychosis about a month after contracting the coronavirus. The boy is suffering from the condition even after recovering from the virus itself.
David Begnaud on Twitter
I just had a very sobering phone call with Dr. Mark Kline, infectious disease expert, & physician in chief at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. He told me: •18 kids are hospitalized with COVID •9 are under the age of 2 •6 r n ICU •3 are on ventilators, including a 1 month old
'Gut-wrenching': Children making up more of Jacksonville's surge of COVID hospitalizations
'Gut-wrenching': Children making up more of Jacksonville's surge of COVID hospitalizations
Dr. Julia Raifman (@JuliaRaifman@med-mastodon.com) on Twitter
Update: Child hospitalizations are at their highest point of the whole pandemic, with >1450 children hospitalized in the past week
Yaneer Bar-Yam on Twitter
"Our pediatricians, the nursing, the staff are exhausted, and the children are suffering. And it is absolutely devastating. ... Our children are very much affected. We've never seen numbers like this before," she said.
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.
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