Pediatricians are warning the new contagious Delta variant is putting kids under 12, who cannot be vaccinated right now, at greater risk of contracting COVID. Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles has details.
Dr. Patty Manning-Courtney of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital says COVID is dangerous to kids – including the new, more contagious delta variant.
“We have had over 350 kids hospitalized during the past year, including babies, including right now, babies hospitalized with COVID. We have over 12,000 kids who were not hospitalized, not sick enough to be hospitalized but many of those have had long COVID effects.”
She and other doctors say the best thing adults can do to protect kids is to get vaccinated since COVID often spreads from infected adults. The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending young children wear masks in schools and other congested spaces.
