'This may be the most dangerous time during the pandemic so far for our children.'
, with infection."What we have seen is that individuals infected with the Delta variant have a lot more of the virus in their noses. The more virus you have in your nose, the more symptoms you have, and the more likely you are to pass it on."
"This is no longer a pandemic of the elderly and the ones with comorbidities or pre-existing conditions. The virus is moving along to the young, healthy, and unvaccinated."vaccination rates for adolescents between 12 and 17 remain relatively low "We are seeing a lot of severe disease but we are also seeing a lot of cases, so is it just a matter of mass?" Hijano said."If you have more cases, then you have more hospitalization, and if you have more hospitalization, then you have more intensive care unit need, and if you have more intensive care unit need, you have more complications and more mortality."
Hijano did seem optimistic with the work happening in research labs around the globe –"as more experts work with animal models and cell cultures, they can add to the information in terms of what they see with different viruses in terms of affecting animals or cells" – but he still doesn't believe an answer is forthcoming.
Department of Health and Human Services show pediatric hospitalizations for COVID are at the highest point"We are seeing healthy kids get into the hospital," Hijano said. At Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, just across the street from St. Jude, the emergency rooms are full, often with children with respiratory stress that requires oxygen."The in-patient floors are full of patients with COVID-19. They have kids in the intensive care unit on mechanical ventilation.
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