Current Events > COVID-19 cases in children surge 84 percent in one week

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https://nypost.com/2021/08/04/covid-19-cases-in-children-surge-84-percent-in-one-week-study/

COVID-19 cases in children are up 84 percent in the past week, a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics [AAP] reported on Wednesday, with 72,000 new instances of the virus reported as of July 29, up from 39,000 cases reported the week prior. AAP said it had teamed up with Childrens Hospitals of America to help collect and share data about pediatric cases of the virus, which have been only 14.3 percent of the total cumulative cases, the study says. That share rose to 19 percent for the week ending July 29. Since the pandemic began, 4.2 million children have tested positive for the virus. Thats high and considering the fact that we are vaccinated now, what thats telling us is that unvaccinated people are getting infected in higher numbers because the virus is more infectious with the Delta variant, Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, chief of the division of infectious diseases in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford Medicine and chair of the AAP committee on infectious diseases, told CNN.

Our sense is because kids cant get vaccinated, parents should clearly be vaccinated themselves, and if their kids are 12 and older they should be vaccinated as well, Maldonado said. The statistics are particularly concerning with millions of children set to return to classrooms across the country over the next month. In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has made it illegal for school boards to mandate mask requirements in schools, even as cases surge in his state. Meanwhile, the Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said on Wednesday he regrets passing a similar mask ban in his state as cases swell there. The governor now wants to amend the law to give schools the option to adopt their own mask requirements.

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it appears that severe illness due to COVID-19 is uncommon among children.

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hsvhighlife posted...

it appears that severe illness due to COVID-19 is uncommon among children.

This. Only thing that matters is serious illnesses and deaths. If children arent dying who cares.

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We still don't know what it will do to their bodies either.

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BlueTigerLion posted...

This. Only thing that matters is serious illnesses and deaths. If children arent dying who cares.

because they're still capable of spreading it to other people?

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thronedfire2 posted...

because they're still capable of spreading it to other people?

Not to mention when the numbers are in the millions, uncommon becomes pretty damn common.

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LightHawKnight posted...

Not to mention when the numbers are in the millions, uncommon becomes pretty damn common.

The data says they dont get serious illness when that data changes I will feel different. Just like when the data was saying vaccinated people cant spread COVID now that data is different.

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BlueTigerLion posted...

This. Only thing that matters is serious illnesses and deaths. If children arent dying who cares.

If this is your response to this news, please shut your stupid fucking mouth before speaking again.

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BlueTigerLion posted...

The data says they dont get serious illness when that data changes I will feel different. Just like when the data was saying vaccinated people cant spread COVID now that data is different.

That isn't what the data says!

Bad troll

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BlueTigerLion posted...

The data says they dont get serious illness when that data changes I will feel different. Just like when the data was saying vaccinated people cant spread COVID now that data is different.

And yet children have died from covid before. I mean I guess you wont care unless it is your child that dies.

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BlueTigerLion posted...

This. Only thing that matters is serious illnesses and deaths. If children arent dying who cares.

Filing this under 'bullshit opinions'

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BlueTigerLion posted...

The data says they dont get serious illness when that data changes I will feel different. Just like when the data was saying vaccinated people cant spread COVID now that data is different.

They're saying if the number of cases goes up the deaths will too.

https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/children-and-covid-19-state-level-data-report/
In states reporting, 0.00%-0.03% of all child COVID-19 cases resulted in death

.03% of 1 million is 300
.03% of 1 billion is 300000

what doesn't kill you makes you stronger... or leaves you with a potentially lifelong disability... cant remember which one it is.

https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/HealthU/2021/05/19/how-covid-19-affects-kids-long-term/

its only 15-20% of kids though, totally not a lot.

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BlueTigerLion posted...

The data says they dont get serious illness when that data changes I will feel different. Just like when the data was saying vaccinated people cant spread COVID now that data is different.

Who's alt?

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This is how we get another mutation.

"Who cares"

Sweet sweet summer child

Republicans sending children to get sick and die. Now tell me how are Republican the Pro Life party again?

monkmith posted...

its only 15-20% of kids though,

still alot of kids if they're in the front yard playing. makes it hard to try and dodge them if i'm out walking my dog if there's multiple cars driving through.

i'm at a huge risk. the J&J vaccine doesn't have a high protection against delta.
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Unclover028 posted...

Republicans sending children to get sick and die. Now tell me how are Republican the Pro Life party again?

life only counts from conception to parturition. everything after is bootstraps.

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