Since August 20, 2020, more than 45,000 children have been hospitalized with Covid-19, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To calculate the burden of 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1) in the United States, we extrapolated from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infections Program laboratory-confirmed hospitalizations across the entire United States, and then corrected for underreporting. From 12 April 2009 to 10 April 2010, we estimate that approximately 60.8 million cases (range: 43.3-89.3 million), 274,304 hospitalizations (195,086-402,719), and 12,469 deaths (8868-18,306) occurred in the United States due to pH1N1. Eighty-seven percent of deaths occurred in those under 65 years of age with children and working adults having risks of hospitalization and death 4 to 7 times and 8 to 12 times greater, respectively, than estimates of impact due to seasonal influenza covering the years 1976-2001. In our study, adults 65 years of age or older were found to have rates of hospitalization and death that were up to 75% and 81%, respectively, lower than seasonal influenza. These results confirm the necessity of a concerted public health response to pH1N1. H1N1 was more dangerous for children. And we didn't mask, shut down, or hear a peep.
So to you it only matters if the children are dead. All those hospitalized children don't matter. All the children with long Covid don't matter either.
You've tried this tactic before. I'll answer it with the same response I did then. I'm sure you'll ask it again in the future, because its all you've got. Of course sick children matter. Death obviously matters more. Long Covid in children is so silly, I'm not even going to entertain the fantasy. At the end of the day, children get sick. This is a part of life. Some children fare poorly. The vast, VAST preponderance of children get ill and get better right away. This is an argument similar to zero covid in Australia. Do you destroy everyone's lives just to prevent some people getting sick when getting sick is a part of life? Of course you don't. You have to balance the whole scale - the whole formula. Twelve kids died of COVID in Florida. Twelve. Since the beginning. That's it. They were all vulnerable to COVID, and the Flu, and everything else they could catch. This sort of thing has happened (unfortunately) every year. Suddenly, we have to have 0 by destroying everyone else's life.
And please do not forget... we know some unhealthy kids get worked over by Covid... which is why they should consider all their options... I also know lots of kids got fat during lockdowns and school closures... putting them in a higher risk situation. So please fucking think before you mandate non data supported shit.
COVID hospitalization rates 10 times higher in unvaccinated kids, CDC says. What to know https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article253980313.html The highly contagious delta coronavirus variant has been sending thousands of people to the hospital in recent weeks, and new data show children are also suffering serious consequences from its wrath. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that weekly COVID-19 hospitalization rates among kids 0-4 years old in mid-August were 10 times higher than the rates seven weeks earlier — a jump that coincides with the delta variant’s rise to dominance in the U.S. What’s more, hospitalization rates among unvaccinated kids and teens between 12 and 17 years old were also 10 times higher than those among the fully vaccinated, suggesting COVID-19 vaccines are highly protective against severe illness even in delta’s presence. (More at above url)
Every day more stories like the one below... 25% of the Covid death toll for children in the U.S. has occurred in the past 8 weeks according to one report and keeps accelerating. Teen Girl With No Underlying Conditions Dies Of COVID-19 In Utah https://www.ibtimes.com/teen-girl-no-underlying-conditions-dies-covid-19-utah-3287255
Well this is an obvious cause and effect situation. It should also be noted that children are more likely to get Covid when adults in their household are not vaccinated. CDC studies: Child COVID-19 infections higher in low-vaccination states https://thehill.com/policy/healthca...d-infections-higher-in-low-vaccination-states Hospitalizations and emergency room visits by children with COVID-19 were much higher in states with low vaccination rates, according to two new studies released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to one study, hospitalization rates of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 were 10 times higher in the unvaccinated states compared with those with higher percentages of residents who were fully vaccinated, CDC found. Weekly coronavirus–associated hospitalization rates rose rapidly during late June to mid-August 2021 among children and adolescents, and by mid-August, the rate among children aged 0–4 years was nearly 10 times the rate seven weeks earlier, CDC said, which coincided with the spread of the delta variant. However, the proportion of young children with severe disease was generally similar compared with those earlier in the pandemic. "These studies demonstrated that there was not increased disease severity in children. Instead, more children have COVID-19, because there is more disease in the community," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters during a briefing Thursday. Another study looked at national cases, emergency room visits and hospitalizations, and found that in August 2021, the rate of hospitalization for children was nearly four times higher in states with the lowest overall vaccination coverage when compared to states with high overall vaccination coverage. During a two-week period, emergency department visits and hospital admissions for children and adolescents with confirmed COVID-19 were highest in states with the lowest vaccination coverage. That number was particularly high in Southern states. In the states with the highest coverage, COVID-19 emergency department visits and the rate of hospital admissions among children and adolescents were lowest. The study concluded that community vaccination, in coordination with testing strategies and other prevention measures, is critical to protecting pediatric populations from COVID-19 infection and severe disease. With more activities resuming, including in-person school attendance and a return of younger children to congregate child care settings, preventive measures to reduce the incidence of severe COVID-19 are critical, CDC said. The agency recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff members, students, and visitors in K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. "What is clear from these data is community-level vaccination coverage protects our children," Walensky said. "We know what we need to do to protect our children: get vaccinated, wear masks, and follow CDC guidance. We must come together to ensure that our children and our future remain safe and healthy during this time."
Do you need any more proof... for what we have been telling about this being the flu for young healthy people.. "These studies demonstrated that there was not increased disease severity in children. Instead, more children have COVID-19, because there is more disease in the community," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters during a briefing Thursday.
Which is why holding schools without masks when community spread is high (above 5% positive test rate) is idiotic. The school systems not using masks generally are reaching the third week before needing to totally shut down. Sadly the situation for unvaccinated children is that many more are landing up in the hospital and enduring long Covid.