COVID-19: Increase in Canada and World for child hepatitis cases
Looks like child hepatitis cases are continuing to increase in Canada with 24 now (up from 10 in May), all hospitalized and 2 required transplants. 😢 (
Looks like child hepatitis cases are continuing to increase in Canada with 24 now (up from 10 in May), all hospitalized and 2 required transplants. 😢 (
https://twitter.com/MeetJess/status/1548508196268085248). 🧵1/ #FASSST
The WHO also released a statement recently that as of July 8, 2022 there have been 1,010 probable cases in 35 countries so far including 22 deaths ( globalnews.ca/news/8993497/h… ). 2/
You may remember that adenovirus has been blamed by many for this uptick but so far has only been detected in half of cases in Europe and only 9% of cases in Japan. 3/
I wrote more about this back in June and the potential link to adenovirus if you are interested in digging deeper (
https://twitter.com/jeffgilchrist/status/1540667898653396992). 4/
Even without a definitive answer as to what exactly is causing these hepatitis cases in children, the precautionary principle should prevail and we should be doing everything we can to protect children from pathogens that are known to hurt and damage children (and adults). 5/
Schools will be starting up again in the fall so it would be great if we could provide safer air for them to breathe from all airborne pathogens and improve cognitive function at the same time. Remember, don't breathe it in ( 
https://twitter.com/JohnSnowProject/status/1546245019702640641). 6/ #FASST #LongCovidKids
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