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Children's deaths are tragic but extremely low risk for covid. 558 children under 18 died have died in the US, out of a population of 73 Million. How low of ris
by rkk3 5y ago
Children's deaths are tragic but extremely low risk for covid. 558 children under 18 died have died in the US, out of a population of 73 Million. How low of risk do you need it to be?
- ufo 5y agoHere in Brazil we've had over 3500 deaths from people under 18, including over 320 babies under 1 year old. There have been cities where sick children were not able to get medical treatment because the pediatric ICU was over capacity. Most of these deaths could have been prevented if a vaccine were available.
- angelzen 5y agoAt the other end of the spectrum, in British Columbia (population 5 million), there have been 0 deaths in age group 10-19 and 2 deaths in age group <10. To further confound the issue, mortality rates in infants is significantly larger than in older kids, for US something like 500/100k vs 20/100k, reflecting a number of infants with congenital issues. Some of those end up counted as "death with covid", even if they were not going to make it either way. It is better to search for epi data for kids excluding 0-1 age group, if at all available. http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Site/Documents/Week_41_2021_BC_COVID-19_Situation_Report.pdf http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Site/Documents/Week_41_2021_...