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Have the statistics changed for people under 10 with covid? Early on data suggested almost no hospitalizations or deaths for young people.
by liquidise 5y ago
Have the statistics changed for people under 10 with covid? Early on data suggested almost no hospitalizations or deaths for young people.
- alisonkisk 5y agoIf you assume that lung damage is to an extent irreversible and accumulates over time (peobbat less true for pre-puberty children than adults), then you'd expect lung damage to be less immediately fatal in the young yet still have similar effect, just delayed.
- nradov 5y agoThat is not a valid assumption. There is no evidence that lung damage is common in children, or that it is irreversible.
- sharken 5y agoAccording to this link 287 out of 568.000 has died from Covid, though that is in the age group 0-17 years. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-from-covid-by-age-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-...