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As a parent of a 7-month-old, it is very frustrating to see the age range 0-4 years old. Everything I read says children under 1 year is at higher risk, but the
by move-on-by 6y ago
As a parent of a 7-month-old, it is very frustrating to see the age range 0-4 years old. Everything I read says children under 1 year is at higher risk, but then all the statistics group that higher-risk age group with the lower risk age group 2-4. How am I supposed to understand the risk to my child when I know the stats are including lower-risk populations? How much higher is the risk for 0-1? If anyone has any insights into the under 1 year age group, I would really appreciate it.
My understanding is that a vaccine for children will not be available for some time. I will have to make some decisions about daycare this spring and want to make the most informed decision possible.
- jaynetics 6y agoNumbers for age 0-1: https://www.heritage.org/data-visualizations/public-health/covid-19-deaths-by-age/ https://www.heritage.org/data-visualizations/public-health/c...
- throwaway201103 6y agoNewborns and infants are higher-risk for everything, simply because their immune systems are very immature. There are also minimum ages for all the common childhood vaccines. Not particularly comforting, but something every parent deals with. I'd avoid daycare under age 2 if you can.