As the Omicron variant spread faster among people, now has affected a large number of students in the United States, who are starting to move to schools and college. As omicron variants dominate the world, the spreading has caused a huge rise in infection and hospitalization across the country.
Covid-19- A Large Amount Of US Children Are Affected & Hospitalized
According to the doctor from different hospitalization say only twenty percent of students below 14 are vaccinated and only sixty percent of students below 19 is vaccinated which is less comparing eight percent of adult vaccination. Within a month, Omicron jumped from a calculated eight percent of new Covid-19 infections to an estimated eighty percent of new infections, based on CDC.
According to DHHS data, two of ten hospital ICU are nighty percent filled with infected patients. People who are admitted in the intensive care are mostly people who are not vaccinated. The US urges all parents to vaccinate their children above 5 years for their protection against the Covid 19 infection.
Versalovic explains briefly on record-breaking infection and hospitalization in the US, which is high than the previous Delta surge in August. More than 9 countries have reported high pediatric hospitalizations and Ninety percent of hospitalization are caused by the omicron virus.
Today covid 19 cases have reached the highest since the start of the pandemic, this is due to the spreading of infection among the people has increased as people become careless.
Dr. Amy Edwards, a pediatric infectious disease expert also explains the recent cause of the increase is due to the parent who relies on the fact that their children are strong and healthy will not be affected by covid 19 which is wrong in fact. Although your child won’t get severe illness statistically speaking, however, your child ends up sick in a hospital bed.
After a long period of lockdown, the children suffered from anxiety being home learning. This dives the parent and children to move schools as early as possible. Even after all the prevention measured taken in the post-pandemic schools, it paved the way for this increased infection to spread.
Increased covid 19 infection in children has put both the children and parent in great fear. However, the omicron virus has less effect on people, sudden increase of infection, and hospitalization of children as sixty-two percent make the US act more toward vaccination and protection.
A large number of children admitted to the hospital daily reached a record average of 3,081 a day over a week, data also report seeing only a small number of vaccinated children are hospitalized. Although many pediatric Covid cases are mild enough to be taken care of at home by parents, the doctor informs that there are several warning signs that indicate that a child’s health isn’t improving and should be seen by a doctor immediately.
Edwards informed to notice carefully these symptoms, need to report immediately when you notice your child having trouble drinking or their diapers are drying up or they’re not going to the bathroom as much and they look having a harder time breathing, that’s when they need to be hospitalized under a doctor’s supervision. He also urges all parents to vaccinate their children above five for their protection and safety.
