Jacksonville mother hospitalized for COVID dies days after giving birth
Florida: Jacksonville mother hospitalized for COVID dies days after giving birth
Covid and Kids
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
Sorrell Lab on Twitter
My teen got COVID at school. 104 fever and severe gastrointestinal symptoms, two ER visits. She is fully immunized! Our school district does not encourage masks. Teens suffer social exclusion and bullying if masked.
The recklessness is inexplicable!
Child Covid-19 Cases Rise in States Where Schools Opened Earliest
Child Covid-19 Cases Rise in States Where Schools Opened Earliest
Grant Elementary in Hollywood is site of LAUSD’s 1st coronavirus outbreak
Grant Elementary in Hollywood is site of LAUSD’s 1st coronavirus outbreak
A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster
A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster
Florida teen speaks out after Covid-19 sent her to the ICU
Florida teen speaks out after Covid-19 sent her to the ICU - CNN
Dr. Julia Raifman (@JuliaRaifman@med-mastodon.com) on Twitter
More child deaths in the last week of August than the whole rest of the pandemic. Hospitalization trends suggest they will rise higher and higher.
This is preventable.
Study: 38% of kids in ICU with COVID-19 needed ventilation
Study: 38% of kids in ICU with COVID-19 needed ventilation
Texas Judge Says There Are No Kid ICU Beds: Have To ‘Wait For Another Child To Die'
Texas Judge Says There Are No Kid ICU Beds: Have To ‘Wait For Another Child To Die' "That means if your child's in a car wreck ... and needs an ICU bed ... we don't have one," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. August 2021
More than 32,000 school pupils absent due to Covid - BBC News
Covid in Scotland: More than 32,000 school pupils absent this week Sept 2021
15 Miami-Dade educators die from COVID-19 in 10 days
15 Miami-Dade educators die from COVID-19 in 10 days
Parents discover all kindergarten teachers at San Antonio school are positive for COVID
Every kindergarten teacher at this San Antonio school reportedly positive for COVID-19