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What is your source? This is hearsay bullshit otherwise.

0xdeadb00f 5y ago
I have heard of this too, but never looked into it. So I just looked into it. I found a couple of news articles [0][1]. [2] says: > Kids remain, as they have been throughout the pandemic, at much lower risk of getting seriously sick with the coronavirus, especially compared with unvaccinated adults. But the recent rash of illnesses among the nation’s youngest is a sobering reminder of the COVID-19 adage that lower risk is not no risk. With so many children unable to access vaccines and their health contingent on those around them, parents and guardians must now navigate the reality that Delta represents a more serious danger to everyone—which means it’s a more serious danger to kids as well. 0: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/04/delta-variant-what-do-we-know-about-the-coronavirus-strain-in-australian-children https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/04/delta... 1: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-06/children-need-covid-protection-vaccines-experts-say/100269228 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-06/children-need-covid-p... 2: https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/619712/ https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/619712/
HWR_14 5y ago
> What is your source? one source: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/08/delta-variant-covid-children/619712/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/08/delta-var... The NYT says 1% of infected kids ends up in the hospital: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/health/coronavirus-children-delta.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/health/coronavirus-childr... (Obviously, you need to recognize more kids are catching delta so the base is increasing.) France tells us about kids facing long covid: https://www.france24.com/en/health/20210812-young-people-hit-hard-by-long-covid-as-delta-variant-surges https://www.france24.com/en/health/20210812-young-people-hit...

I have heard of this too, but never looked into it. So I just looked into it. I found a couple of news articles [0][1]. [2] says: > Kids remain, as they have been throughout the pandemic, at much lower risk of getting seriously sick with the coronavirus, especially compared with unvaccinated adults. But the recent rash of illnesses among the nation’s youngest is a sobering reminder of the COVID-19 adage that lower risk is not no risk. With so many children unable to access vaccines and their health contingent on those around them, parents and guardians must now navigate the reality that Delta represents a more serious danger to everyone—which means it’s a more serious danger to kids as well. 0: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/04/delta-variant-what-do-we-know-about-the-coronavirus-strain-in-australian-children https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/04/delta... 1: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-06/children-need-covid-protection-vaccines-experts-say/100269228 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-06/children-need-covid-p... 2: https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/619712/ https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/619712/

HWR_14 5y ago

> What is your source? one source: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/08/delta-variant-covid-children/619712/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/08/delta-var... The NYT says 1% of infected kids ends up in the hospital: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/health/coronavirus-children-delta.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/health/coronavirus-childr... (Obviously, you need to recognize more kids are catching delta so the base is increasing.) France tells us about kids facing long covid: https://www.france24.com/en/health/20210812-young-people-hit-hard-by-long-covid-as-delta-variant-surges https://www.france24.com/en/health/20210812-young-people-hit...