Short thread on kids, Omicron, hospitalisations:
The US is seeing record hospitalisations among children with Covid.
cbsnews.com/live/video/202…
New York has released a *very preliminary* analysis of admissions since Omicron 1/4
health.ny.gov/press/releases…
The US is seeing record hospitalisations among children with Covid.
cbsnews.com/live/video/202…
New York has released a *very preliminary* analysis of admissions since Omicron 1/4
health.ny.gov/press/releases…
First they find that the largest *increase* in Covid admissions by age was in children, particularly under 12s and under 5s. This was both in admissions *for* and admissions *with* - about 60% were directly for Covid.
About half had no pre-existing health conditions. 2/4
About half had no pre-existing health conditions. 2/4
They do a very preliminary comparison between Omicron and Delta (unvaccinated patients only) and find that while Omicron seems to be causing fewer hospitalisations in *adults*, the opposite is true in *children*.
Again this is preliminary but needs to be looked into further. 3/4
Again this is preliminary but needs to be looked into further. 3/4
In England we've had more admissions in <18s with Covid in *first 9 days of this year* than the whole of the first wave. Most increase in <5s.
Under 12s are unvaxxed.
There might well be non-worrying explanation, but we too need to urgently understand what is happening. 4/4
Under 12s are unvaxxed.
There might well be non-worrying explanation, but we too need to urgently understand what is happening. 4/4
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