Some of the worst numbers are in Louisiana and Florida but could get worse elsewhere fast as public health officials express concerns with the highly contagious delta variant amid continued vaccine hesitancy.
Dr. Marcos Mestre, the hospital's vice president and chief medical officer, told ABC News that in recent weeks, his teams have seen a"significant uptick" in pediatric COVID-19 cases. He said some children are alone in the hospital because their parents, also unvaccinated, are battling COVID-19 at another hospital.
It comes as the country's daily case average for Americans increased to nearly 100,000 cases a day for the past four days -- up by 31.7% in the last week and nearly nine times higher than the average was in mid-June. For children 17 and under, the rate of pediatric hospital admissions per capita is 3.75 times higher than it was just a month ago -- now equal to its highest point of the pandemic, in January 2021.
"We understand that the FDA has recently worked with Pfizer and Moderna to double the number of children ages 5-11 years included in clinical trials of their COVID-19 vaccines. While we appreciate this prudent step to gather more safety data, we urge FDA to carefully consider the impact of this decision on the timeline for authorizing a vaccine for this age group," wrote Dr. Lee Savio Beers, president of the AAP.
"We know that [COVID] can be severe in children, and so we should do those things that we need to do to help prevent the spread and help keep our kids and our whole community safe," she added.
Which hospitals are actually 'overwhemed?' Where are these overflowing facilities? Apparently President Obama doesnt take the 'covid surge' seriously
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They depend on us not asking for raw data to extrapolate and use with our own doctors to determine what specifically works for our individual needs. This way broad sweeping statements of disinformation can be made and believed. Like nazi Eugenics
More fear porn… way to carry water for the teachers unions abcnews
Yup, hate to say it... I TOLD YOU SO! GET VAXED ALREADY!!! Why is delta virus attacking younger people now? Because folks 70. + Have been fully protected by receiving both doses of vaccine. A wall in was hit by the 40 - age grp, hesitant or anti, letting this mutation rebound!!
TELL THE WHOLE STORY!!!!
All these Covid lies in the media are no longer bearable!
Is Christian enters heaven or fire ? Great answer from Sheikh Zakir Naik
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Thank you Dear. . Listen to this and your heart is open This person before Islam was a singer Thinking
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The reality of Jesus in islam mondaythoughts
The American director, who won five Oscars, Francis Ford Coppola, the director of the film series, The God Father, explains Surat Al-Fatihah in a very beautiful way ..
I do not worship a God who dies I worship a living God who will not die
한국의 천손들한테는 그러지마세요 본데있고 염치라는 단어를 알며 은혜로움을 아는 민족인듯
Allah is the greatest . He is the creator of everything. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah ٠٠٠٠ Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent.'
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- Apparently they're now playing the, 'We gotta save the children!' card.
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Record numbers: 1 in 330.000 kids under 17 in hospital.
The vaccinated are spreading it .
I guess if you can't scare them through threats to them, you bring in the children.
The GOP response to Sandy Hook was to make firearms EASIER to acquire. Let's not pretend they give a sh*t about kids.