Thread by @SarahJTodd

@apsmunro @nearlytoolate I'm sorry. I don't really understand what your point is here.
I've just pulled off the ONS data on COVID deaths (on the death certificate) in 2021 so far. I think I counted 48 child deaths (<19 as they report) up to last week.
Does that sound correct?
ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

@apsmunro @nearlytoolate (by <19 I mean </=19 years... not sure why all the data is including that age, but we have to work within the limits of what we have, I guess)

@apsmunro @nearlytoolate This figure gives total tally ONS deaths registered with COVID on the death certificate per age group over the whole pandemic so far.
It shows 72 COVID related deaths in those aged 19 & under in England & Wales only.
Perhaps I will now see if I can find the NI & Scotland data.

@apsmunro @nearlytoolate It should not escape our attention that almost 10% of these child deaths (7/72) were registered in just the last week of the current ONS data.
It is not rocket science to suggest that allowing all children to catch COVID will lead to higher numbers of child deaths FROM COVID.

@apsmunro @nearlytoolate Figures from NRS tell us that 3 children in Scotland under the age of 14 have died with Covid during the course of the pandemic.

There may have been other deaths of older teenagers, but unfortunately we can't tell as 15 to 19-year-olds are included in the 15-44 age group. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@apsmunro @nearlytoolate HOWEVER... looks like we can get from their public health records.
So 6 in Scotland on death cert 0-19.
I think we can find 2 child deaths in NI from their daily dashboard.

@apsmunro @nearlytoolate So 80 child deaths from COVID.
On ONS data. On the death certificates.
Up to the end of October.
Everyone knows the ONS data lags the UKHSA data significantly.
So there'll be more added from the past week or so.
We're not that far away from 108 are we? What was the point again??

@apsmunro @nearlytoolate @threadreaderapp please unroll for me thanks 🙏🏻