Houston Reports First COVID Death In A Child With No Underlying Conditions “There have been six other pediatric COVID deaths in Houston, but this was the first in a child without underlying health conditions.”
There have been six other pediatric COVID deaths in Houston, but this was the first that didn’t have underlying health conditions.
This news comes as cases of the coronavirus in children have surged with students heading back to school. The week ending August 19 saw more than 180,000 cases in children,from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association. “Since the pandemic began, children represented 14.6% of total cumulated cases. For the week ending August 19, children were 22.4% of reported weekly COVID-19 cases.
The Pfizer vaccine is currently authorized for children ages 12 and up and the CDC and multiple other health organizations are urging anyone who is eligible and able to receive the vaccine to get it.
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