The surge in pediatric infections worries doctors, especially on the cusp of flu season, saying Covid's potential impact on kids is 'beyond what flu would ever do.'
The number of very sick children admitted to Children's Hospital New Orleans with Covid-19 has exploded over the past two weeks — from zero to 20.
Despite the dramatic increase in cases, Laham and other pediatric infectious disease experts nationwide tell NBC News that there is no hard evidence yet that the delta variant has transformed the virus into something more dangerous in kids.
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