Washington: Is the delta variant of coronavirus is worse for children? No, experts say there is no strong evidence that make children and teenagers more pain than previous versions of the virus, although Delta has led to a surge in infections among children because it is contagious.
Delta ability to spread more easily making it more risky for children and underlined the need for a mask at school and vaccination for those who are old enough, said Dr.
Juan Dumois, an infectious disease physician at Johns Hopkins children of all children in the ST.
Petersburg, Florida.
Weekly infection rate among US children earlier this month reached 250,000, surpassing the peak of winter, according to data from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Association of Children’s Hospital.
Since the pandemic began, more than 5 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19.
Delta variants have been identified in at least 180 countries, according to the World Health Organization.
In many of them, surges in infections also mean an increase in hospitalizations in children and adolescents.
In the US, the rate of hospitalization for Covid-19 is less than 2 per 100,000 children in late August and early September – similar to the peak of last winter, according to the centers of disease control and prevention.
But the portion of the children were hospitalized with severe illness have not changed significantly.
The figures alone can make it seem like kids are getting sick with a variant of the delta, but experts say that does not seem to happen.
Most children are infected have a mild infection or no symptoms and do not need to be hospitalized.
Vaccines Covid-19 continues to provide protection against Delta.
Among children aged 12 years and over – were eligible for vaccination Covid-19 – week hospitalization rate in July was 10 times higher for the non-vaccinated than those who have a shot, CDC data shows.