O’Fallon: Children make more and more patients who fill Missouri Hospital during a surge in Summer Covid-19, and some doctors worry that the return to school will lead to more diseases.
The Delta variant that spread was quickly combined with a low vaccination rate in Missouri to make a new wave of the Covid-19 outbreak which began in June and still survives.
One difference this time: Children are more susceptible to pain.
Number of children in the St.
Region Louis was hospitalized with Covid-19 reached a 31 record on Wednesday before dipping a little up to 27 on Thursday.
Ten sick children, age 18 and under, remain in the intensive care unit.
In the Kansas City area, the Mercy Hospital of children reached its capacity on Monday.
Barbara Pahud, research director for infectious diseases, urged parents so that their children take precautions when they return to school, including vaccination for 12 and above.
Hospital leaders in Springfield are also worried about the consequences of thousands of non-guided students gather in school – only a handful of Missouri Southwestern District that requires a mask.