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Covid-19 Cases On the Rise Among U.S. Children

Covid-19 Cases On the Rise Among U.S. Children

KQED's Forum vor 6 Jahren

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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than 97,000
Americans aged 18 and younger tested positive for Covid-19 in the
last two weeks of July, representing a 40% increase in total
pediatric cases in the U.S. Infected children are usually
asymptomatic or have only minor symptoms, but the CDC reports that
a small percentage may become severely ill. The CDC also reports
that hospitalization rates among Black and Latinx children are,
respectively, nearly eight times and five times the rates of white
children. We'll discuss the CDC's findings and how best to keep
kids -- and those around them -- safe.