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At least for the children too young to be vaccinated, the Delta variant might as well be a completely different virus. Previous versions of Covid were unlikely
by GeekyBear 5y ago
At least for the children too young to be vaccinated, the Delta variant might as well be a completely different virus.
Previous versions of Covid were unlikely to infect children below puberty at all.
>More kids were hospitalized with Covid-19 this month than any other time this past year -- proving how seriously the Delta variant can hit any age group.
Between August 20 and 26, an average of 330 children were admitted to hospitals every day with Covid-19, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"This virus that we're dealing with now is a game changer," said Dr. Mark Kline, physician-in-chief of Children's Hospital New Orleans.
"It's just so easily transmitted from person-to-person." As of August 9, he said, "half of the children that we've admitted have been under the age of 2."
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