Covid and Kids
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.
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.
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."
Concerns grow for kids as COVID-19 delta variant continues to spread and hospitalizations rise
“The most scary to me are the ones that are coming after one month or two months with the multi-system inflammatory syndrome. They come with neurological compromises, G.I. compromises—and Myocarditis is almost universal in all of those children. They are scary to treat,”
Laura Miers on Twitter
All three of my kids got Covid. Their hair is still falling out. Eldest has chest pain, exercise intolerance. Middle son has no hunger/thirst/taste & has lost weight; my youngest can’t feel his full bladder, & holds it until he sweats. No one knows what the future holds for kids.
Heather #Vaccinated Haq, MD, MHS, FAAP on Twitter
We are officially back to getting crushed by #COVID, and for #pediatricians this wave feels worse in many ways. And as a pediatric hospitalist who has been a front-line COVID doctor for the entire pandemic, I’m going to share what I’ve seen the last 8 days on service. 1/
A 4th Mississippi child dies from COVID as delta variant creates issues for young people
A 4th Mississippi child dies from COVID as delta variant creates issues for young people
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