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Emergency Medicine Doctor & Iraq War veteran on the frontlines of the pandemic interested in global health crises. #SoulsLostToCovid

Feb 5, 2022, 6 tweets

In the last month, 420 children in the United States developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome due to COVID and 4 died. Vaccination is 91% effective in preventing #MISC. #KidsLivingWithCovid

Kids with #MISC are sick and require ICU hospitalization, often with blood pressure support medicine, steroids, blood thinners, and sometimes life support. Vaccines are 91% effective against MISC. #KidsLivingWithCovid

20.1 million children in the U.S. are fully vaccinated
💉6.2 million ages 5-11 (22%)
💉13.9 million ages 12- 17 (55%) aap.org/en/pages/2019-…

Initial Dose Among Eligible US Children Ages 5-11 ---3 Week Improvement downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/Child%…

Initial Dose Among Eligible US Children Ages 12-17 ---3 Week Improvement downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/Child%…

Kids with #MISC are sick and require pediatric ICU hospitalization, often with blood pressure support medicine, steroids, blood thinners, and sometimes life support resulting in hospital bills of 1 MILLION DOLLARS #KidsLivingWithCovid

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