At a Children’s Hospital, a Wave of Young Patients Struggling to Breathe (Published 2021)
At a Children's Hospital, a Wave of Young Patients Struggling to Breathe.
Covid and Kids
Ohio children's hospitals seeing influx, more serious COVID-19 cases 'than ever before'
Ohio children's hospitals seeing influx, more serious COVID-19 cases 'than ever before'
Eric Topol on Twitter
This might help explain why US hospitalizations are
100,000 in the Delta wave relative to the 3rd wave when there were no vaccinations. And the higher % of children who are getting hospitalized. The Delta high viral load/dose may be the culprit
How The Delta Variant Affects Children
"more children are being hospitalized with the coronavirus than at any point during the pandemic."
Rob Swanda on Twitter
2,339 US children were hospitalized with COVID-19 last week.
this is the 4th week in a row of record breaking child hospitalizations from COVID-19.
as the unqualified 'play' life & death with science these numbers will only worsen.
Delta variant driving increase in child hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in U.S.
Delta variant driving increase in child hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in U.S.
LISTING OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRESS RELEASES
Case Rates Increased Among Children Ages 5 to 11; Increasing Vaccinations Among Eligible Children is Most Critical Step to Dramatically Reduce Transmission in School Settings
LA Public Health on Twitter
Case Rates Increased Among Children Ages 5 to 11; Increasing Vaccinations Among Eligible Children is Most Critical Step to Dramatically Reduce Transmission in School Settings. 38 New Deaths and 2,277 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in LA County. View http://ow.ly/odIp50G2JNN
Dr. Deepti Gurdasani on Twitter
Not sure how this can be described as 'reassuring' at all. 1 in 7 children having persistent symptoms at 15 weeks with ~34,000 children estimated to be affected (very similar to ONS estimates). Quite shocked by some of the media spin I've seen on this.🧵
One in seven positive children have long Covid symptoms
One in seven Covid-positive children have symptoms 15 weeks on, study finds
laurie allee on Twitter
About that pandemic of the unvaccinated...all children under 12 are not #vaccinated ,and try as you might to twist yourself into a pretzel of denial, kids are getting really sick with #DeltaVariant:
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2 children, including newborn, die from COVID-19 in Duval County, doctor says
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2 children, including newborn, die from COVID-19 in Duval County, doctor says
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.