Covid and Kids

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Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉 on Twitter
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.
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Daniel Griffin MD PhD on Twitter
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.
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Daniel Griffin MD PhD on Twitter
Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉 on Twitter
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”
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Ana Cabrera on Twitter
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.
#Kids#VIdeo
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Ana Cabrera on Twitter
Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉 on Twitter
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"
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The really worrisome thing about the Delta variant | CNN
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."

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The really worrisome thing about the Delta variant | CNN
Concerns grow for kids as COVID-19 delta variant continues to spread and hospitalizations rise
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,”
#Kids#VIdeo
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Concerns grow for kids as COVID-19 delta variant continues to spread and hospitalizations rise
Laura Miers on Twitter
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.
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Laura Miers on Twitter
Heather #Vaccinated Haq, MD, MHS, FAAP on Twitter
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/
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Heather #Vaccinated Haq, MD, MHS, FAAP on Twitter
Infant among children battling COVID in Alabama hospitals
Infant among children battling COVID in Alabama hospitals

An infant is among the children battling COVID-19 in Alabama hospitals.

“I was uncomfortable last year but I am scared right now for what lies in front of us with respect to our children,” said Dr. David Kimblerin.

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Infant among children battling COVID in Alabama hospitals